Madrid city hall has since February employed 500 sheep to munch undergrowth at the Casa de Campo.
MADRID - It's a rustic scene: sheep graze placidly on grass as a shepherd keeps watch. But this is Madrid's largest public park, not the tranquil countryside.
"It's a very efficient method to prevent wildfires in a much more natural way," said Beatriz Garcia San Gabino, 46, who is in charge of managing Madrid's green spaces. "Everyone approaches then, a lot of people understand the work that the sheep do in the park, to clean and reap the grass. Children approach them immediately and ask 'can I touch them?'," he said as he guarded over the sheep with the aid of a dog as they grazed on grass while cyclists raced by on a nearby trail.
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