Speed limits and road signs are not a big ask to save such an iconic species from immanent extinction. The cassowary is far-north Queensland's flagship species for both the tourism industry and the World Heritage rainforests. It is an iconic and unique species that deserves better than the devastating carnage it faces on regional roads throughout the Wet Tropics. Sadly, 2015 is off to a particularly bad start for the endangered - and rather large - flightless bird with reports of at least six cassowaries killed between Mission and Bramston Beach this year. Another cassowary was killed recently by domestic dogs on the Atherton Tableland. Until recently, the remaining wild population was...
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