Grazing animals have some ecological advantages when it comes to landscaping, said Marie-Eve Julien-Denis, one of the project's organizers. Montreal's Pelican Park has a new lawn maintenance crew for the summer, and they're a pretty woolly bunch. Last month, Calgary introduced 106 goats to a city park in an experimental effort to wipe out thistle and other noxious weeds. Possible expansionAlthough the herd of sheep will be heading back to a farm outside the city after a month, Julien-Denis hopes the project can be expanded to more parks next year. On Saturday, the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough introduced the six ewes and two lambs that will serve as environmentally-friendly lawnmowers for the next month as part of an urban agriculture pilot project.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2016 02:48 UTC