Title:
SA is raising its own goat army – to wage war on alien plants
Author:
Luke Daniel
Published:
Business Insider, 19 February 2022
From the article:
* Alien vegetation, such as Port Jackson, wattle, and pine, are a major drain on South Africa's biodiversity, agriculture, and water supply.
* Removing these alien plants costs South Africa around R2 billion a year.
* But in the area surrounding Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape, an army of goats are being deployed to munch all alien plants in their path.
*This practise has been used in California and Australia to minimise the risk of runaway wildfires.