Alarm as bush fires ravage Burundi's Ruvubu National Park
Despite its vast size, there are only 45 staff to manage the park.“It’s the poachers—people who enter the park in search of firewood or grazing land for their livestock—and there are trails leading to Tanzania; people crossing over there may also set the park on fire, if only to clear a path,” he said.
Covering 50,800 hectares, Ruvubu National Park was established in 1980 and is home to 44 species of mammals, 425 species of birds, reptiles—notably Nile crocodiles—14 species of fish, and more.
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