Generally, if you see a large herd of animals running down the road, it is not typical behavior. A situation like this would usually require some frantic phone calls into local authorities and animal rescue groups, and hours of chasing and herding them back to where they belong.
It may surprise you to find out that the herd of goats you will see in this video are not only let "free" to roam the streets on purpose, but there are even police officers designated to direct traffic around these animals as they flock down the mountainside!
Unlike another video that you may have seen before, where a giant herd of sheep and other farm animals surprised their town in Venice, Italy as they took an early morning stroll, this event has been carefully planned out…and with good reason!
This brilliant and simple plan, nicknamed "Goats Gone Wild," comes from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, whose members came up with the idea when faced with trying to find a solution to eliminating summer wildfires. Allowing the goats to eat the long grass, which can become a fire hazard after it dries up, keeps it short and greatly reduces the hazard.
The goats are utilized all over the state, moving from place to place as they complete each job, keeping people safe and their tummies nice and full!
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Goats gone wild!We utilize goats at the lab in order to keep our grasses short and reduce fire hazards. In this video the goats are being herded (wait for dog at end) to the tree laden hill just below our Blackberry Gate.Video: David Stein, Berkeley Lab employeeGoats: Goats R Us Company
Posted by Berkeley Lab on Friday, June 12, 2015
