Fire needs to be carefully managed in order to maintain plant and animal communities, wetland functions and landscape character.
Fire can be a useful management tool, indeed it is an essential factor in the ecology of south-west ecosystems.
It is needed to stimulate regeneration and regrowth in native vegetation and create a diversity of fauna habitats.
However, if it is used inappropriately (too much or too little burning) it can lead to a loss of habitat and species diversity, native seed and peat soils and in some circumstances even endanger human life and property.
