Google goats: 200 herd hired to green Mountain View campus
Around 2009 Google brought in 200 goats to mow the scrubland around its Mountain View headquarters, swapping noisy gas mowers for a low‑carbon, cost‑effective solution. Managed by a border collie, the herd cleared brush, reduced fire risk and fertilised the ground, matching the price of traditional landscaping. The experiment, inspired by an earlier Yahoo trial, highlighted Google’s push for quirky yet green facility management.
