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Article: Burning up Kruger all in a day's work.(News)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- August 10, 2006
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BYLINE: Demian van der Reijden
Blackened land and ashes, as far as the eye can see. Some thicker trunks still smoulder, and the smell of fire fills the air. Most trees, if present, survived the blaze, but all grass, dead branches and undergrowth have gone up in smoke.
And that is exactly how Navashni Govender likes it. Burning the grass is her job.
Govender is the "fire ecologist" of the Kruger National Park and responsible for managing all the fires in the park. In the dry season, which is about to come to an end, huge patches in the park are burnt.
And for a reason. "Fire does not destroy" is Govender's mantra.
Sadly ...