How native livestock is reducing the risk of wildfires in Spain's Galicia region

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Spain livestock, wildfires REUTERS - Miguel Vidal 02:19 Issued on: 30/07/2026 - 13:10 In Spain's Galicia region, native goats, sheep, and cows are helping local communities reduce the risk of wildfires by grazing on flammable undergrowth.The initiative has gained momentum in an area hit hard by Spain's worst wildfire year in 2025, where nearly 119,00 hectares of land burned, an area spanning roughly double the size of Madrid. The animals include the Cachena, a native goat-like cow known for its ability to forage widely and traverse the region's mountainous terrain. Keywords for this article