What links cassowaries, weeds, snakes and the ABC?

The cassowaries referred to above are roaming around the Kuranda area at present.  Navua Sedge is a problem weed that it’s wise to read more about.  The ABC ‘Gardening Australia’ program is a popular one watched by many.  When a snake decides to visit what do you do?  But what links cassowaries, weeds, snakes and the […]

Be Casso-wary on the Kuranda Range

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How often have each of us been slightly distracted as we drive up and down the between Kuranda and Cairns?  The same thing happens with our cassowaries.  So let’s be casso-wary on the Kuranda Range. The issue Cassowaries travel their territory focused on searching for food.  Sometimes it is the Dad trying to keep his […]

Lifecyle of the Cassowary

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Eggs   the female lays an average of 4 green eggs in the nest then leaves, taking no part in the parenting process the male takes over the incubation of the clutch, rarely leaving the eggs until they hatch after 47 – 54 days From the time the chicks hatch, until they are independent, the adult male is solely in charge of their […]