sentence: Fire is an important hunting tool for Aboriginal people using it to flush out prey.
sentences_before: Controlled burning is practiced by the national park in consultation with traditional owners who have used fire as a land management tool for thousands of years.
sentences_after: The other benefit is that once the fire has gone through an area the tender shoots of the fast regenerating grasses attract wallabies into a clearly defined area. Birds of prey such as Whistling Kites also rely on fire to flush out small animals and are usually found in large numbers circling a fire front. Other species such as white-throated grasswrens have declined because of too many fires.
concept_name: fire
headings: Kakadu National Park Human impacts Fire management
categories: Protected areas of the Northern Territory Ramsar sites Australian National Heritage List World Heritage Sites in Australia National parks in Australia