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Cassowary banishment from tropical forests
Urban sprawl and wildlife translocation

"Only around 4,000 southern cassowaries are thought to remain in Australia, and the species is threatened by habitat destruction, vehicle strikes, dog attacks and climate change."

An "endangered southern cassowary was discovered underweight and with a belly full of tomato seeds and fruits scavenged from compost bins. Several reports indicated the bird had been wandering along roads close to cane fields and was in danger of being hit by a car or truck."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/tense-moment-rare-35kg-creature-lowered-into-remote-aussie-forest-022020386.html
#Birds #SouthernCassowary #wildlife #biodiversity #conservation #tropics #ecosystems #Wildlife #habitat #translocation #Banishment #Sprawl #cars #dogs #DogsAttacks #roads #plantations #monocultures

How strikingly beautiful are the eggs of the southern cassowary!

#Birds #SouthernCassowary #Cassowaries #Ratites #Eggs

The main picture shows a clutch of seven mottled green eggs lying on a ground covered in brown fallen leaves. In the top right hand corner is a small picture of a southern cassowary standing behind a clutch of four eggs.

🌏 Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #NewGuineanBirds #IndonesianBirds | #SouthernCassowary #DoubleWattledCassowary #AustralianCassowary #TwoWattledCassowary | #Cassowaries #CassowaryFamily 📷: Photo by DaFranzos🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

The Southern cassowary, also known as the Double-wattled cassowary, Australian cassowary, or Two-wattled cassowary, is a large, flightless bird native to tropical rainforests in northern Australia, southern Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. It is characterized by its distinctive appearance, with a dark brown or black plumage, a prominent casque on its head, and long, sharp claws on its feet. Cassowaries are primarily solitary and territorial, and they are known for their aggressive behavior when threatened. 1.5 Flash (Edited)

Conservation status: Endangered (EPBC Act)

📷: Photo by DaFranzos via Pixabay

APSU

Causes of mortality to the endangered Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii in Queensland, Australia
"The primary cause of the species' decline is habitat loss and fragmentation, with motor vehicle strikes and dog attacks considered major threats for local populations. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to quantify the causes of mortality to Southern Cassowaries, including motor vehicle strikes and dog attacks, which have not previously been quantified...Together, motor vehicles and dogs caused 74% of the cassowary mortalities for which the causes of death could be determined."
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290345749_Causes_of_mortality_to_the_endangered_Southern_Cassowary_Casuarius_casuarius_johnsonii_in_Queensland_Australia
#birds #SouthernCassowary #wildlife #extinction #MissionBeach #sprawl #cars #pets #dogs #DogAttacks #Biodiversity

Casoar à casque #animaux #animals #photography #photoanimalière #oiseau #bird #casoaracasque #southerncassowary #animalsphotography #photo

Welcome to all the newly-minted cassowary experts on Mastodon!
It's too bad for you that they're omnivorous, and there are numerous accounts of cassowaries eviscerating and killing humans.

#Cassowary #SouthernCassowary #TeamCassowary

Photo of a cassowary. It's about the height of an average human, has black plumage, a blue neck with red skin-folds, and a large and solid crest on top of its head. Its beak is pointed and sharp, and its eyes have a glint of murderous intent.

Close-up of the head of a southern cassowary from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary

Photo by Nevit Dilmen, Cossowary Bogazici Zoo.
CC BY-SA 3.0

We wondered why the car coming towards us had flashed their lights - not much further on we realised this was the reason. A Southern Cassowary by the side of the highway. Taken on the Atherton Tablelands far north Queensland Australia. Photo credit @acstarr #birdsOfMastodon #birds #naturephotography #AthertonTablelands #Queensland #australia #SouthernCassowary

A Southern Cassowary walks beside the road. It has glossy black plumage, a blue neck with red wattles and a large horn-like plate on its head.

November forced me into an art hiatus. Hopefully, I'm back. With these two cassowaries. One is northern and full of shit, and the southern one is just done with it

#bird #cassowary #northerncassowary #southerncassowary #animals

#art #illustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #MastoArt