Click to Play In the grasslands of western Madagascar the landscape is burned over periodically , sometimes from an errant cigarette tossed out of a taxi bruisse but often the fires are set intentionaly . During the winter months ( dry season ) there is no forage for cattle and ranchers set fires so that new grass will grow in their wake . Villagers also burn the land around their homes so that if an out of control fire sweeps through they will be in less danger of losing their grass houses . Of course , even the intentional fires are often out of control and with the addition of high winds they can burn hundreds of acres .

Answer the following question: Why can Madagascar be such a dangerous place for ranchers ?
There are many fires .