The Cassowary population was decimated by Cyclone Larry and the destruction of food trees was immense. I greatly fear for the remaining population in the Mission Beach area now that that area coped the brunt of Yasi. I am sure all bird watchers will join with me in wishing all the inhabitants, both human and fauna, of the Cassowary Coast all the best, we are not hearing of any fatalities at this stage and we hope it stays that way.
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Yes, of course. And it would be important to highlight fauna losses.
I understand that after Larry, people fed the cassowaries. If this is true, was there any study carried out on whether or not this aided the population?