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Old Irish Goats Return to Hills of Dublin After a Century to Join Firefighting Brigade –And They’re Loving It
After the peninsula on Howth's Head caught fire last year, pouring clouds of black smoke over the financial district of Ireland's fair capital, city...
Hiker Reaches Top of Summit and Has the Most Beautiful Encounter With Mountain Goats
On September 1, a hiker in Bozeman, Montana, got the surprise of a lifetime when a wild beast and its baby walked around the...
‘The Running of the Goats’: NYC Park Gets Rid of Invasive and Poison Plants With 24 Goats Enjoying a Vacation
If one doesn't want to use herbicides to control their lawn, what's the alternative to constant mowing and hedge-trimming? Well, in olden days, they...
Seaweed-Eating Giant Crabs Could Help Save Florida Coral Reefs – And They’re Lovingly Named ‘The Reef Goats’
Researchers in the Florida Keys have determined that coral reefs can be saved from invasive seaweed with the help of a particular species of...
Goats Want to See You Smile, Says Adorable New Study
This new research shows that goats have a heightened sensitivity to human emotion – in other words, they love to see you smile.
Jon Stewart Helps Rescue Two Runaway Goats From NYC Subway Tracks
The former “Daily Show” host and his wife were delighted to help in the rescue of Willy and Billy the goats from the dangerous New York City subway lines.
Goats: The Surprising Solution to Saving a Country From Wildfires
These herds of goats are being employed by the government as the cutest possible means of preventing wildfires.
When Goats Get Themselves Stuck on Narrow Ledge of Bridge, Humans Come to Their Rescue
Two intrepid goats somehow got themselves stuck on an 8-inch beam over a Pennsylvania river earlier this week. Thankfully, there were some compassionate humans who were willing to help them out.
How Chickens and Goats Caused Likelihood of Child Marriage to Plummet by 90%
Caring for a chickens means a free supply of eggs that come with them – but for these sub-Saharan girls, they offer so much...
Dog Hailed as Hero After Refusing to Leave Goats Alone in Wildfires
As Robert Handel and his family drove away from their burning neighborhood, they were certain that their beloved dog Odin and their 8 goats...
Cop Herds Lost Goats into His Police Car, Finds Owners Using Cute Pics
These farm critters must have looked mighty suspicious if they got picked up by the cops.
Sergeant Fitzpatrick of the Belfast Police Department in Maine...
Fighting America’s Invasive Plants: Eco-Goats to the Rescue
Invasive species have long been dealt with using a mixture of powerful chemicals and earth movers. But a new weapon has proven more powerful...
In East Coast Marshes, Goats Take On a Notorious Invader
For 30 years, countless man-hours and millions of dollars have been spent trying to tame a pernicious, invasive reed in the eastern U.S....
O’Hare Airport Uses Barnyard Goats for Earth-friendly Mowing
One of the largest airports in the world, O'Hare International takes its responsibility toward the environment seriously. Acres of green roofs have been installed...
City Hires Goats to Clean Up Kudzu in Atlanta Park
Two dozen goats will be dining on 1.5 acres of land overrun by kudzu, an invasive, non-native vine sometimes called "the demon of the...
Goats Give Sickly Foal a Reason to Live
Two pet goats befriended a little orphan foal who previously was sickly and dying. With the new friendship, the foal's health immediately improved...
US State Mows with Goats to Go Gently on Environment
Officials in Maryland have come up with an innovative, cost-saving way to protect the environment: they use goats to mow the grass. The...
Destructive Gold Miners Work Overtime to Restore Thousands of Acres of Amazon Rainforest
In the Madre de Dios region of southern Peru, small, artisanal gold mines and the miners that work them have become a source of...
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
An NGO has realized that the irreplaceable value and beauty of African wilderness might be protected if, rather than pouring billions into funding park...
Legally Blind Texas Student Defies Odds, Gets Accepted into Veterinarian School: ‘Anything is possible’
Faith Snapp had always grown up around animals; and though she couldn't see them, she "always loved them."
Now, she's on the road to becoming...