Report recommends urgent expansion of gamba grass eradication zone as Litchfield National Park faces growing threat

Gamba grass can create devastating wildfires.  (Supplied: Samatha Setterfield, Charles Darwin University)

Thirty years ago, this highly flammable weed had not made it into Litchfield National Park at all. 

Today, gamba grass has taken over about 20 per cent of the park, which is one of the Northern Territory's most treasured tourist attractions.