Controlled Burning, Nyika National Park
Pictures of the Nyika Vwaza Trust's fire prevention opetrations during our time managing the trust's opeartions at Nyika National Park during 2009/10
During May-July, the Trust conducts "controlled burns" to remove dead vegetation and create blocks of burnt ground which will disrupt the progress of wildfires later in the year when the hot dry weather and strong winds turn the Nyika plateau into a tinderbox.
Fires started by lightning strikes, lit by poachers or accidentally started by careless visitors can cause tremendous damage.
The Trust's preparations were put to the test by a seies of fires during September and October which threatened the campsite at Chelinda and later the main camp and Chelinda Lodge.
These were safely dealt with by Trust workers and volunteers from other agencies at Nyika but damping down after the main threat was averted took many days.
Controlled Burning, Nyika National Park
Pictures of the Nyika Vwaza Trust's fire prevention opetrations during our time managing the trust's opeartions at Nyika National Park during 2009/10
During May-July, the Trust conducts "controlled burns" to remove dead vegetation and create blocks of burnt ground which will disrupt the progress of wildfires later in the year when the hot dry weather and strong winds turn the Nyika plateau into a tinderbox.
Fires started by lightning strikes, lit by poachers or accidentally started by careless visitors can cause tremendous damage.
The Trust's preparations were put to the test by a seies of fires during September and October which threatened the campsite at Chelinda and later the main camp and Chelinda Lodge.
These were safely dealt with by Trust workers and volunteers from other agencies at Nyika but damping down after the main threat was averted took many days.