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Outback
Burning Land
An out of control fire could burn hundreds of miles of the Kimberley unchecked. Aboriginal people managed parts of the Kimberley landscape by burning patches. This knowledge has been passed on to rangers and future caretakers, and in doing so they are changing the way fire moves across the landscape.
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Inland Kimberley is now so stiflingly hot, everything and everyone moves with caution.
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It might be the dry season, but there's no rest in the outback.
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The Kimberley region in boasts some of the most spectacular wilderness in existence.