Volunteers will be able to plant over 10,000 trees in the Daintree Rainforest and help the environment, thanks to a Community Grant from NRMA Insurance.
Rainforest Rescue will use a $5000 grant to plant the trees in the Daintree Rainforest to not only help combat climate change but provide new habitat for the endangered Cassowary. Read the rest of this entry »
Alison and Greg Cromwell will donate a percentage of the proceeds of the sale of their farm, at 16 Mill Road in Goonengerry, to Rainforest Rescue. The local, not for profit group based in Mullumbimby has been protecting and restoring rainforests in Australia and internationally since 1998. Read the rest of this entry »
A new study in Ecological Management & Restoration has found that reforesting rainforest captures more carbon than monoculture plantation and even mixed species plantations. The research tested three projects in north-eastern Australia: a rainforest reforesting project using a variety of native trees, a mixed species plantation, and a monoculture plantation of conifers.
“Compared to the monoculture plantations reforestation projects were more densely stocked, there were more large trees and the trees which were used had a higher wood density then the conifers at the plantation, explained co-author Dr John Kanowski an ecologist with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in a press release.
The study found that on average a hectare of restored rainforest stored 106 tons of carbon: over 40 tons of carbon more than a hectare of monoculture conifer plantation and 20 tons more than a hectare of mixed species plantation. Read the rest of this entry »
Another adult cassowary was killed by car strike late on Monday afternoon near Mission Beach village. The death was reported to the local Police the next morning. The body was retrieved from the side of the road at around 5pm that day and taken to the Garners Beach Rehabilitation Centre for disposal.
It was confirmed by the Tully vet who attended the scene the dead bird was a large mature female and it had sustained massive injuries.
The bird was crossing the road towards dusk when it was struck by one vehicle and ricocheted into the path of another. The driver of the second car stopped but it was too dark to see the bird.
The accident caused substantial damage to the vehicle.
“The road death rate of cassowaries at Mission Beach is unsustainable” said spokesperson for C4, Liz Gallie. “It takes four years for a cassowary to reach maturity and then it can live up to 50 years of age. The death of three adult female cassowaries in the same area within six months is a tragic blow for the important population of the endangered cassowary at Mission Beach”.
All three deaths occurred within a kilometre of each other and on a section of road that is known as a frequent crossing area.
‘Re-planting the Rainforest’
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 Orangutan Adventure Trek’s itinerary. In part 1 she had just viewed the Orangutans at the Bukit Lawang Orangutan Viewing Centre and in part 2 she stepped into the Gunung Leuser National Park for a refreshing and memorable rainforest trek. Now, for the final installation Alice takes some time with the community managed rainforest rehabilitation project and sees how a local community are ensuring a more sustainable future – one tree at a time.
I am so looking forward to meeting the people and organisation that Rainforest Rescue are working with to help conserve the Sumatran Orangutan and its habitat by supporting communities to rehabilitate illegally cleared rainforest within Sumatra’s Gunung Leuser National Park. The organisation is the Sumatran Orangutan Society – Orangutan Information Centre (SOS-OIC) and they are based Medan, Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »
Approximately 7am on Sunday morning another Cassowary was killed on the roads at Mission Beach. This is barely a month after the last road fatality took the life of an estimated twenty year old female. The death occurred at the approach to Mission Beach as the road straightens out from the sharp bends of Fenby’s Gap. It is a known crossing area where Queensland Parks and Wildlife staff often post “Recent Crossing’ signs.
There have been other cassowary fatalities in this area. It is on a Main Roads section of road which displays an advisory speed limit of 60km/h within an 80 km/h zone.
It appears that this is another case of a Cassowary being hit by a vehicle and the driver not stopping. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A cassowary chick has died after being hit by a car in the Daintree. The bird was struck and left beside the Cape Kimberley Road, north of the Daintree River, sparking fresh pleas from Queensland Parks and Wildlife rangers for drivers to slow down and be extra cautious on rainforest roads. Senior ranger Tina Alderson said the dead bird was found by a Daintree resident last week. Its death follows a vehicle strike near Mission Beach, south of Cairns, which killed an adult cassowary several weeks ago.
The areas are known for cassowary warning signs. “The chick was found just beyond signage warning motorists of cassowaries in the area,” Ms Alderson said. “It weighed about 4kg and would have still been with its father.” She urged motorists to “do their bit” for conservation of the bird, which is listed as endangered. People can report dead cassowaries in the Daintree region to Queensland Parks and Wildlife ’s Mossman office on 4098 2188, and in other areas on 1300 130 372. * Cairns Post
Published results of a survey commissioned by eBay show that nearly $1Billion is spent on unwanted Christmas gifts each year. In a bid to Rescue Christmas from unwanted — and unnecessary — gifts, Rainforest Rescue is promoting Rainforest Gift Cards as a way to save resources and rainforests while at the same time making Christmas gift giving stress free and wonderfully satisfying. Read the rest of this entry »
THIS WEEK is Australian Giving Week, an annual event that focuses attention on the many ways that individuals, families, businesses and groups can make a difference through their charitable contributions. It’s about helping people take some small, simple steps that open the way for a more vibrant, inclusive community, where we can all work together for a better world in which to live.
In this spirit of co-operative contribution, Rainforest Rescue’s patron George Lewin is making an extraordinary offer : Read the rest of this entry »
Julie Lightfoot
Friday, November 13, 2009
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BOB Irwin is the face of Australia’s koala and hairy-nose wombat conservation campaigns, and now he is fighting to save the endangered cassowary.
The father of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin won hearts when he made a special trip to the Far North this week to nationally launch a land buyback scheme for Mission Beach, south of Cairns.
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