Yellow crazy ants Anoplolepis gracilipes, a serious threat to the biodiversity of the Wet Tropics, including cassowaries, have recently been identified inside the World Heritage Area for the first time in Little Mulgrave National Park near Edmonton. Continue reading
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Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan
One of the major threats facing cassowaries in North Queensland is the loss of habitat and connectivity.
The Australian Government has expressed their commitment to developing a strategy to restore and manage ecological connections in the Australian landscape, and has recently released a Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan (PDF) for public comment. Continue reading
Traffic impacts on cassowaries
Road mortality is the greatest cause of known cassowary deaths at Mission Beach. Between 1992 and June 2010, at least 60 cassowaries died on local roads. At the request of Terrain NRM, James Cook University (JCU) undertook significant research into traffic impacts on cassowaries (and other fauna) on Mission Beach roads. Continue reading
