Daintree Rainforest Properties protected

Daintree Properties Saved So Far

The Daintree Rainforest is one of the most ecologically diverse and ancient ecosystems in the world, and one that is of international conservation importance. While most of the Daintree has been declared a World Heritage Area, areas of coastal lowland rainforest from the Daintree River to Cape Tribulation remain unprotected.

Rainforest Rescue’s Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project identifies and purchases precious rainforest at risk of development and established nature Refuge status to protect it forever.

#	Address	Locale	Name	Protected
1	Lot 90 Rosewood Road	Cow Bay	Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge	July '01
2	Lot 103 Buchanan Road	Cow Bay	Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge	Oct '01
3	Lot 75 Buchanan Creek Rd	Cow Bay	Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge	May '02
4	Lot 117 Spurwood Road	Cow Bay	Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge	Feb '03
5	Lot 97 Rosewood Road	Cow Bay	Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge	Sept '03
6	Location has not been revealed due to the presence of a rare species of fern			Nov '03
7	Lot 7 Forest Creek Rd	Forest Creek	Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge	Jul '05
8	Lot 8 Forest Creek Rd	Forest Creek	Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge	Jul '06
9	Lot 22 Camelot Close	Cape Tribulation	kulki anga Nature Refuge	April '07
10	Lot 14 Cape Tribulation Road	Kimberley	Tree Friends Wildlife Refuge	May '08
11	Lot 29 Cape Tribulation Rd	Kimberley	Cassowary Corridor Wildlife Refuge	May '09
12	Lot 10 Milky Pine Road	Kimberley	Milky Pine Wildlife Refuge	May '10
13	Lot 46 Cape Tribulation Rd	Diwan	Cassowary Conservation Reserve	Aug '10
14	Lot 7 Milky Pine Road .	Kimberley	Milky Pine Wildlife Refuge	May '11
15	Lot 83 Rosewood Road	Cow Bay	Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge	Jan '12
16	Lot 8 Buchanan Creek Road	Cow Bay	To be purchased	TBA

Forest Creek properties

Two properties are now protected within the Forest Creek precinct. Renamed the Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge these properties and the surrounding environment are habitat for a variety of filmy ferns, palms and other rare species and regional ecosystems. The reserve is also known habitat for the rare Bennett's Tree-kangaroo and provides a valuable corridor from the Daintree National Park to the Forest Creek wetlands. Click here for our Forest Creek map

Kimberley properties

Four properties are now protected by Rainforest Rescue in the Kimberley region. The Tree Friends Wildlife Refuge and Cassowary Corridor Wildlife Refuge are located on Cape Tribulation Road. Two properties on Milky Pine Road form the Milky Pine Wildlife Refuge These properties and the immediate area have been classified as essential habitat for the Endangered Cassowary and also contain six threatened plant species including Noah’s Walnut and the Black Palm.

Cow Bay properties

Rainforest Rescue Nature Refuge

Rainforest Rescue owns six properties in the Cow Bay area which form the Baralba Corridor Nature Refuge. These properties form a link between two isolated areas of the Daintree National Park (World Heritage Area). The properties form a valuable wildlife corridor for the Endangered Cassowary as well as three vulnerable and 11 rare plants including the only known location of a previously thought extinct species of fern. Click here to see a map of these properties

Diwan properties

Cape Tribulation Property # 9

Rainforest Rescue owns one property at Diwan located on Cape Tribulation Road. Lot 46, now known as the Cassowary Conservation Reserve, is our largest property to date at 27.66 hectares. We are actively working to restore the rainforest across the entire property under our Daintree Plant a Rainforest Project. Thousands of trees have been planted so far.

Cape Tribulation properties

Cape Tribulation

Rainforest Rescue purchased its ninth property in Cape Tribulation in May 2007. Known as the kulki anga Nature Reserve, which means ‘Cape Tribulation home for wildlife’, this property includes 24 species of ferns and an amazing 185 species of flowering plants. An impressive specimen of Hope’s Cycad stands at 6 metres in height. Click here to view our Cape Tribulation map

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