Hi Jane: I am also very concerned about the use of goats to "keep down" weeds or other vegetation. They are being used on an Indian reservation where I have friends to keep down vegetation and reduce fire hazard. In addition to the fact that they eat everything indiscriminately, they escape. I can forsee goats being a worse menace than feral pigs in the Mendocino National Forest, and yet goats are being promoted as an ecologically sensitive way to "control" weeds or exotic species. Haven't we learned ANYTHING??? Vast areas of the Mediterranean basin were, in past centuries, virtually denuded of their native vegetation by ---- goats. I am sure this applies to other areas of the world. Goats are the most talented escape artists - it is extremely difficult to keep them contained. I simply can't understand why certain elements in the conservation movement, of all things, are promoting the use of goats. Diana _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php