Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from raging

  • Written by: Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University
Indigenous rangers are burning the desert the right way – to stop the wrong kind of intense fires from ragingKLC/Ewan Noakes, CC BY-ND

Even though it’s still winter, the fire season has already started in Australia’s arid centre. About half of the Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park west of Alice Springs has burnt this year.

The spread of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) has been seen as a key factor. This invasive grass has been ranked the...

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