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First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Dunk Island bounces back after Cyclone

The Cassowary Coast Regional Council says disaster recovery work in the public areas of Dunk Island off far north Queensland has been completed.A new jetty has been built after it was destroyed during Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.Councillor Alistair ... [Published Efficient Farming - 1 hour ago]

Entities: YASI, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Cassowary

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Drivers urged to watch for wandering cassowaries

The Mission Beach Community Association says action needs to be taken to protect cassowaries after cars hit two birds yesterday.Police say a juvenile bird had to be put down after it was found on Tully Mission Beach Road.Another cassowary is being treated ... [Published ABC Online - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Cassowary, Juvenile, Police

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Fears sewerage snub limits potential development

The Cardwell Chamber of Commerce has condemned the local council's decision not to install sewerage in the far north Queensland town.The Cassowary Coast councillors last week voted unanimously to defer installing a sewerage scheme indefinitely.They said ... [Published ABC Online - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Wastewater, Cassowary, YASI, Sewer, Chamber of Commerce

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Seam of hope as mining boom cash flows to Far North Queensland

In the latest economic analysis of the industry, Cairns economist Bill Cummings said the value of Far North mines, fly-in/fly-out workers, aviation, supplies of goods and services and corporate offices was more than $1 billion, behind tourism ($2.5 billion) ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: FAR, Mining, Bill Cummings, Cassowary

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Top 10 Most Dangerous Birds in the World

Though admired for their beauty and peacefulness, birds, at times, can be really nasty and dangerous creatures. Let's take a look at the top 10 most dangerous birds in the world.Quick FactBlue-capped Ifrita, a small insectivores bird endemic to Papua ... [Published Buzzle.com - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Cassowary, Peddler, Species, Tenerife

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Hope for declaration to boost Girringu

Traditional owners in north Queensland are celebrating a declaration they say will give them a greater capacity to protect natural and cultural values.The Girringun Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) includes 1.2 million hectares of already protected land ... [Published Efficient Farming - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Cassowary

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

Australian Museum

Bodies of work

We are somewhere deep in the bowels of Sydney's Australian Museum, having meandered through a labyrinth of passageways and security doors, when a tangy metallic smell fills our nostrils."What is it?" someone finally asks."That would be the smell of rotting ... [Published Barossa & Light Herald - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Australian Museum, Fossil, King penguin

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Nature Parks special surprise

A number of Port Moresby Nature Parks female cassowaries have given a welcomed surprise to staff and guests with the laying of eggs.The Nature Parks seven resident cassowaries were transferred into their new, large rainforest homes last year following ... [Published Post-Courier - May 29 2013]

Entities: Cassowary, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Brett Smith

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Get wild at the Toledo Zoo’s newest exhibit

Elizabeth is the Internet Managing Editor for WNWO.Read more: Local, Community, Entertainment, News, Toledo Zoo, Wild Walkabout, Australia, Wallaby, Dingo, Baru, Saltwater Crocodile, Toledo, Animals, Zoosave0Meet a Cassowary at the Wild Walkabout exhibit. ... [Published Northwest Ohio - May 23 2013]

Entities: Dingo, Baru, Saltwater Crocodile, San Francisco Zoo, Cassowary

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Fed-up angler makes snap decision to s

A far north Queensland fisherman has spent the night with a two-metre saltwater crocodile in his bedroom.Ashley Sala caught the reptile at Ninds Creek on Tuesday night while out barramundi fishing near Innisfail, south of CairnsFed up with the prevalence ... [Published Efficient Farming - May 22 2013]

Entities: Mark Nolan, Reptile, Crocodile, Paul Hogan

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Queensland's showcase opportunities

"Showcase opportunities" in Queensland tourism that the government says offer investment and development opportunities.BrisbaneShort term accommodationLawrence HotelSouthpoint - Emporium HotelRegional QueenslandLeisure attractionsAdventure Waters Water ... [Published Bayside Bulletin / Redland Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Gold Coast, Springfield (Illinois, United States), Cassowary, Keswick

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Cairns online gamblers come up short

Gambling Help FNQ coordinator Jen Rapier said online gambling sites had turned sports betting, wagering, poker and casino games into unrestricted activities where people could gamble at any time of the day without leaving their home. "Gambling in Far ... [Published The Sydney News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Gambling, Cassowary, Online Sports Betting, Online Gambling

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"It's had a remarkable amount of work done to it through the NDRRA [National Diaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements] funding scheme and a lot of effort has come ... from council and the resort owners and just to get it reopened, so it's great."

Dunk Island bounces back after Cyclone [Published Efficient Farming - 1 hour ago]

"There is already, for a large part of the road, an 80k restriction which we certainly agree with, it only makes a very small difference in time for your travel, and lowering the speeds further simply be an enforcement problem rather than a solution" he said

Drivers urged to watch for wandering cassowaries [Published ABC Online - Jun 18 2013]

"Anything between $1,500 and $2,250 per annum to run the sewerage plant, to hook upup to the system, is quite an extraordinary price."

Fears sewerage snub limits potential development [Published ABC Online - Jun 17 2013]

"Historically, of greatest immediate importance to Cairns, has been the Cairns Hinterland area. Fortunes have been up and down over the years but any map of mineral prospects in Queensland will identify it as the next most important area for mineralisation in Queensland outside the central Queensland coal fields and the northwest."

Seam of hope as mining boom cash flows to Far North Queensland [Published Cairns Post - Jun 14 2013]

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Dunk Island bounces back after Cyclone [Published Efficient Farming - 1 hour ago]
Drivers urged to watch for wandering cassowaries [Published ABC Online - Jun 18 2013]
Fears sewerage snub limits potential development [Published ABC Online - Jun 17 2013]
Twenty reasons to visit Cairns [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 15 2013]
Witness Australia's unique wildlife and natural... [Published Telegraph - Jun 14 2013]
Seam of hope as mining boom cash flows to Far N... [Published Cairns Post - Jun 14 2013]
Seam of hope as mining boom cash flows to Far N... [Published Big News Network - Jun 14 2013]
Top 10 Most Dangerous Birds in the World [Published Buzzle.com - Jun 13 2013]
Pom Nature Park marks first year [Published Post-Courier - Jun 13 2013]
Solo sailor to tell of his mission for a tribe ... [Published Gympie Times - Jun 11 2013]
Hope for declaration to boost Girringu [Published Efficient Farming - Jun 10 2013]
End of era for rural property barons [Published Perth Now - Jun 09 2013]
Bodies of work [Published Barossa & Light Herald - Jun 08 2013]
Highway delays driving us crazy [Published Townsville Bulletin - Jun 04 2013]
AU: Banana industry recognises trio for outstan... [Published Fresh Plaza - Jun 03 2013]
Animals vanish : Red List shows nature under th... [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 31 2013]
Good Day Alabama for May 29, 2013 [Published MyFox Birmingham - May 29 2013]
Nature Parks special surprise [Published Post-Courier - May 29 2013]
Meet some of the Gold Coast’s unique wildlife d... [Published Queensland Government - May 29 2013]
Meet real life Crocodile Dundee: Fisherman slee... [Published Emirates247 - May 29 2013]
Fed-up angler makes snap decision to share bedr... [Published Campus Daily Australia - May 29 2013]
Crowds wild about Walkabout at zoo . [Published Toledoblade.com - May 25 2013]
Wild Walkabout exhibit debuts [Published Toledoblade.com - May 24 2013]
Fisherman sleeps with croc under bed [Published UPI - May 24 2013]
Angler spent night with crocodile under his bed... [Published Mail Online UK - May 24 2013]
Get wild at the Toledo Zoo’s newest exhibit [Published Northwest Ohio - May 23 2013]
An Australian's guide to lobbying your local co... [Published ABC Online - May 23 2013]
Wander about the outback at the zoo [Published Toledoblade.com - May 23 2013]
Newman takes axe to Abbott’s Direct Action, and... [Published Renew Economy - May 23 2013]
Queensland's showcase opportunities [Published Bayside Bulletin / Redland Times - May 23 2013]

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Australia’s most dangerous bird does some kickb... [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 26 2013] Cassowaries are large, flightless birds that are native to New Guinea and northeastern Australia. They have claws that “ could disembowel a human ” and, as you can see in this video, appear to enjoy kickboxing with trees. ...
Why Were Female Giant Moa's So Much Bigger Than... [Published Scientific Blogging - Apr 10 2013] Male and female birds often show differences in body size, with males typically being larger. Some birds, like many ratites – large, flightless species such as emus and cassowaries – are the opposite, with the females towering over the males. But some ...