• Ndlovu Mukululi
• Jele Thulani

When it comes to suppressing dry season fires in arid protected areas, the experience can be a nightmare for protected area managers. Fire management is a critical management activity in protected areas, which is not undertaken may expose biodiversity to the negative impacts of dry season fires. The use of backpack blowers (leaf blowers) is an emerging tool for conducting fire management activities such as the construction of fireguards and suppressing dry season fires. We look at how the adoption of existing home tools can revolutionise fire management of protected areas with fewer cost implications while achieving area conservation goals. We demonstrate that the use of blowers has a huge impact on fire management activities in fire-prone protected areas.

Wildfire, fire management, innovation, protected area

"How the use of backpack blowers can revolutionaries fire management in arid protected areas a case of Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no.d756-d761, November-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211402.pdf

"How the use of backpack blowers can revolutionaries fire management in arid protected areas a case of Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no. ppd756-d761, November-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211402.pdf