From the 1920s, Australia deliberately planted African buffel grass for cattle feed and erosion control; it invaded desert habitats and helped fires burn more than 100,000 hectares of national park in 2023

Buffel grass arrived in Australia's deserts more than a century before a fire swept through Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park in 2023. The African perennial was initially introduced to Australia in the 1870s for pastoral and erosion-control purposes.

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