Cassowary helping to revegetate denuded Daintree block
October 7th, 2009
In June this year Rainforest Rescue helped the Daintree Discovery Centre plant 2,000 trees as part of their Carbon Offset/Bio-sequestration project. And there are already visible signs of success with a Cassowary having recently been spotted amongst the newly planted vegetation doing his ‘bit to assist’ in revegetating the denuded block.
Cassowaries assist in seed dispersal by spreading the rainforest seeds via their droppings. According to information obtained at the Cassowary Summit in Cairns last week, Cassowaries are known eat the fruit of some 248 different types of rainforest trees. Read the rest of this entry »
In this 3-part series Alice Moffett shares her experiences visiting Rainforest Rescue’s Plant a Rainforest Project in Indonesia, including each location on the 
est houses built on the edge of the Bohorok River. Naked children bathe and swim in the river or tube down small rapids with squeals of glee. This vibrancy has regrown from not-too-distant devastation when in November 2003 a flash flood hit the town killing 280 people and destroying much of the riverfront development. The severity of the flood was increased by vast amounts of illegally harvested timber being picked up and raced down river with the fast flowing water. Much of the town’s infrastructure has now been rebuilt, however debris and memories remain. Our local guide and rainforest ranger, Darma, tells us of how the Rehabilitation Centre resident Orangutans survived the flood by climbing to higher ground and those still in cages breathed through pursed lips at the top of floating cages until help arrived. 
