Sad news about Cassowary

Many thousands of people over the years have seen the Cassowaries at Cassowary House at Kuranda, one of the best places to see them. Sadly, all is far from well locally as we have now lost two big female birds in the past 18 months, both ostensibly from peritonitis: Last week Sept 14 our beautiful … Read more

Yandina Creek Wetlands

Many people on this forum have backed a campaign to protect the Yandina Creek Wetlands on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast – the habitat of rare and endangered birds and large numbers of migratory shorebirds. The wetland was recently drained but the Queensland Government has now ordered the opening of a recently installed floodgate so water is … Read more