California sends 400 goats and sheep after yellow star thistle, a weed that can worsen wildfires

California sends 400 goats and sheep after yellow star thistle, a weed that can worsen wildfires

As wildfire season heats up, the latest firefighters to make the news are … 400 goats and sheep?  In northeast Fresno, the animals are serving as living landscapers, taking on a spiny California weed while helping reduce wildfire risk at the same time. What's happening? According to ABC30, the city of Fresno, alongside the Sierra Resource Conservation District, has begun the first phase of a habitat restoration project on about 180 acres threate…