Ixelles sheep take part in their second seasonal urban grazing march
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- Ixelles held a second seasonal sheep-grazing event as part of a project to manage urban green spaces through ecograzing.
- The initiative aims to reduce lawnmower use, which the municipality says is noisy, polluting and harmful to small wildlife.
- Eight retired sheep from the Chant des Cailles cooperative took part, watched by about 40 people, many of them children.
Eight retired sheep returned to Ixelles at the end of summer for a second period of urban grazing. About 40 people, many of them children, attended the event on Saturday afternoon.
The Brussels municipality uses the project to reduce lawnmower use in its green spaces. It describes mowing as noisy and polluting, and harmful to small wildlife.
The sheep had already grazed in the municipality during the spring. This year, the project expanded from one grazing period to two, after the grass grew back at the end of summer.
The flock included Lactose, Rayban, Pils, Domino, Katimini, Maria, Juliette and Puyu. The animals came from the Chant des Cailles cooperative in Watermael-Boitsfort and no longer produce milk. The project gives them a second role as living gardeners.
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Originally published by La Libre Belgique in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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