On Tuesday, September 14th, a devastating wildfire that was started on a neighbouring property, ripped through the farm and sanctuary. No words can express the shock, fear and confusion that we experienced that day. A massive shout-out and thank you to everyone who came together to help get things under control, preventing loss of life and further damage to other people’s properties and belongings. Please be aware the footage you’re going to see is pretty dramatic, and that is only a snippet of what went on, as it was impossible to document the whole ordeal. Please join us in praying that those who were injured continue to make a full and speedy recovery. – Kevin Richardson September 14th

In another devastating bush fire caused by the climate crisis, on September 8, 2021 at the small guest farm Okambara Lodge on the edge of the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, all of the pastures on 16,000 hectares of land were burned and thus the vital food reserves for over 2,600 animals such as the white rhinoceros, which is threatened with extinction, an elephant population, around 100 giraffes, zebras, desert lynxes, wild horses, ostriches and various antelope species, cheetahs, leopards, horses, donkeys, cows, cattle and other animals have been completely destroyed. – Patricia Parinejad (Okambara Lodge) September 8th

GG Conservation in South Africa, burns the grasses in their Sanctuary in a controlled manner year after year under the supervision of the local fire department to prevent potential wildfire damage.