Rabbit Creek wildfire continues to burn in Prince Albert National Park

Prince Albert National Park continues to burn, after what began as a controlled fire turned into a wildfire that’s still growing.
Preparation for a controlled burn, for ecological reasons, began on May 4. According to David Britton, superintendent for Prince Albert National Park, the goal of the fire was to help preserve some of the rare grasslands in the southern area of the park. Control lines were being constructed to contain the fire on May 6 when the winds were higher than forecast an