pointing at a narrow creek lined by tall grass. “They are so big, they just displace the water.’’ He’s also seen scores of brightly colored birds that migrate through the Savannah refuge.

"Change is rapid in the savannah grasslands. Grasses grow thick and tall in the rainy season – up to three metres high. They often burn to the ground in the dry season, then spring to life again when ...

Like Chaffee, more and more Savannah area gardeners are ditching the regular old grass lawn. Sometimes they call it "re-wilding," while others just say it's gardening with more native plants.