Property # 10 - Lot 14 Daly Road, Cape Kimberley (Bailey’s Creek end of Cape Tribulation Rd)
 Rainforest View Property 10 |
 Cassowary Crossing |
 Ornate Burrowing Frog Property 10 |
Thanks to the wonderful donations from the community another piece of the World Heritage value Daintree rainforest has been protected forever with a 10th property purchased through the Daintree Buy Back and Protect Forever Project completed on the 6th of May 2008.
Now named the Tree Friends Wildlife Refuge, the property is situated on the Bailey’s Creek section of Cape Tribulation Road and is very strategically located.
It is bound on two sides by the Daintree National Park and its purchase prevents another housing development impacting on the surrounding area, which is classified as “essential habitat for the endangered Cassowary”.
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This section of the Cape Tribulation Road is a recognised Cassowary crossing point and there have been two recent sightings.
There have been seven rare plant species identified and one that is listed as vulnerable on the property and over a two day period there were five Cassowary droppings found ranging from two days to 3 weeks old. Two of the rare plants found are large trees with impressive fruits, including Noah’s Walnut.
The vegetation type is described as wet to very wet vine forest with emergent large-fruited red mahogany, having a rainforest understorey merging into simple to complex mesophyll to notophyll vine forest. The biodiversity values of this latter ecosystem type are described as being “very species-rich”.
Lofty clumps of locally endemic fan palms and black palms grace the northern sector of the property whilst two species of cycad and numerous ferns abound in the denser southern part.
These include the King Fern, which, with fronds up to 5 metres long, is reputed to be the largest of all ferns. It is as a primitive plant, very similar types having been around for 300 million years.
The purchase not only saves this precious rainforest, it also does away with one further development in the Daintree. Settlement brings with it a host of threats - clearing and fragmentation of the rainforest, introduction of domestic predators (cats and dogs), increased traffic and road kills, greater demand for services (further development) and the introduction of weed species - all of which contribute to the degradation of the Daintree’s rainforest ecosystems.
We once again thank everyone who has made this purchase possible. Your continued support will help us to secure property number 11 and to protect the Daintree forever.
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More Information
- Daintree Buyback & Protect Forever Project
- Cow Bay Map of Properties Saved
- Cape Tribulation Map of Properties Saved
- Forest Creek Map of Properties Saved
- Daintree Critical Cassowary Habitat
- Daintree Buyback & Protect Forever FAQ's
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