Montreal's Parc Maisonneuve will host a gang of roaming sheep once again this summer. This will be the sixth year the animals will take to the Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie park as part of an "urban eco-grazing project" a way to tend grass without using fossil fuels.
PARIS, Aug 13 Goats are being called upon to graze in specific areas of vegetation in order to reduce the risk of forest fires or, if not to prevent them from starting to.
Sheep on the pastures of Europa Corp in La Courneuve. Photo: AFP
Guillaume and Marie Lou are urban shepherds in the Paris region; they practise an urban transhumance with 60 sheep in the heart of La Courneuve.
A little bit of the countryside is coming back to the suburbs, delighting onlookers young and old and influencing political decision makers as to the future of Paris northern suburbs.
We ll fill you in on this collective in our feature Protecting the planet one step at a time in partnership with the NGO Energy Observer Solutions.
The Bergers Urbains collective practises eco-grazing in the Paris region, offering a new slant to life in the city by setting up dynamic, generous and lush urban agriculture.