With oak and chestnut forests, waterfalls and rugged coastline, Samothraki has a wild beauty and a remoteness that sets it apart from other Greek islands. Goats outnumber human inhabitants 15-fold and they are munching stretches of Samothraki into a moonscape. And it's a big problem, both financial and real because (the mud) will come down on our heads," says George Maskalidis, who helps run Sustainable Samothraki Association, an environmental group. If I had another job, I would drop the goats," he says, speaking over the noise of jangling goat bells. "It is possible to do things in a more sustainable way," Maranon says.

Source: Fox News October 07, 2019 01:52 UTC