Barcelona recruits sheep, goats to fight wildfires

Sheep and goats grazing at the natural park of Collserola, near Barcelona. Since April, Barcelona city hall has employed 290 sheep and goats to munch undergrowth at the park. Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP

It's a rustic scene – sheep and goats graze placidly while a shepherd keeps watch. But this is Barcelona's biggest public park, not the countryside.

Since April, Barcelona city hall has employed 290 sheep and goats to munch undergrowth at the Collserola National Park on the outskirts of Spain's second-largest city.