Makgadikgadi Botswana Fire
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I read that there were fires earlier this month (reports seem dated August 3rd and talk about the previous week) but hadn't realised they hadn't been brought under control and were still raging. How terrifying - one wonders how wide an area has been damaged?
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Thanks for the updates...
Was the fire damage an issue for the environment or wildlife? I know fires are natural and sometimes in our human desire to manage everything we do more damage - some species need fires to succeed - but I'm wondering if that's the case in this area or not?
Was the fire damage an issue for the environment or wildlife? I know fires are natural and sometimes in our human desire to manage everything we do more damage - some species need fires to succeed - but I'm wondering if that's the case in this area or not?
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Sundowner, those are the reports I found and mentioned earlier in the thread but apparently those fires were put out and the one bots is talking about is a later one... sounds like it's dry as tinder out there...
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Hello,
The news from Jack's is that the grassland areas have been pretty badly damaged by the fires, but that the pans are undamaged. The grasslands are expected to regenerate swiftly once the rains come.
All activities are going forward as normal at the camps.
Cheers,
Julian
The news from Jack's is that the grassland areas have been pretty badly damaged by the fires, but that the pans are undamaged. The grasslands are expected to regenerate swiftly once the rains come.
All activities are going forward as normal at the camps.
Cheers,
Julian
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