Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation

by Rainforest Rescue
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Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation
Propagate and Plant: Cassowary Conservation

Project Report | Feb 3, 2020
Cassowaries and Offspring spotted again!

By Kristin Canning | Partnerships Manager

A Cassowary Chick
A Cassowary Chick

Rainforest Rescue’s Daintree Manager and volunteers continue to see southern cassowaries and their chicks north of the Daintree River, near Rainforest Rescue already protected land. Frequency of sightings reassures the whole team that the cassowary population numbers are healthy and growing, especially seeing cassowary offspring. Your support in helping us rescue, and restore, the habitat of these incredibly important endangered cassowaries is really paying off – for the rainforest, and the Earth.

Further great news for the Daintree’s cassowaries is that we are almost at our goal to buy back and protect forever our latest appeal property - Lot 27 Cape Tribulation Rd!

Amongst other precious, vulnerable, rare and endangered flora and fauna – the Southern Cassowary too calls this rainforest property home. This land was at the highest threat - in the midst of our appeal another buyer appeared and risked starting a bidding war which would be disastrous for the Daintree and conservation efforts. We managed to broker a deal with the owner to take our bid at asking – even though the rival was willing to go significantly higher. Fortunately, the owner chose to protect this land and go with Rainforest Rescue, even though it meant less money in their pocket. This means that all the rainforest animals that find themselves on Lot 27 will soon be safe and protected forever.

Cassowary droppings on Lot 27 show this is a regular path on the Cassowary’s foraging journeys through this habitat. Known as the ‘rainforest gardener’, the cassowary is able to swallow seeds that are too large (and toxic) for other animals – and then when they ‘poop’ the seeds out – they are then safe and in a small enough size for the other animals to eat!

The cassowary ‘poop’ also grows trees! It is full of lots of seeds so this too helps to strongly build a rainforest.

Thank YOU for helping us support the Southern Cassowaries and their offspring, to grow up in the safest habitat possible in the Daintree rainforest. They are safer because of YOU!

Cassowary 'poop'
Cassowary 'poop'
Beautiful Lot 27 - about to be rescued!
Beautiful Lot 27 - about to be rescued!
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Location: MULLUMBIMBY, NSW - Australia
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Branden Barber
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