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Address:
Lot 170
Cape Tribulation Road
Diwan, Queensland, Australia
Latitude & Longitude: 16° 17'67.23” S – 145° 41'75.47” E
Global Positioning System GPS) Reference: 330 822E  8210 865N
1: 100 000 Map Sheet Reference:
Mossman 7963  

   Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

One of the flagship projects of the foundation is to secure habitat for endangered species. This site is strategic to this project, as it expands a crucial wildlife corridor for rainforest fauna within the Daintree. It is also important cassowary habitat and securing this site will assist in conservation efforts for the long-term survival of this magnificent bird.

The land is 8.8 hectares (21 acres) of lowland Daintree rainforest, typical of much of the surrounding Cooper Creek Precinct.

   Bumpy Satinash
(Myrtaceae Syzygium cormiflorum)

   Fan Palm (Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi)

   Eclectus Parrots (Eclectus roratus)


The vegetation on this site is predominantly Complex Mesophyll Vine Forest (having a high diversity of species and life forms) andMesophyll Vine Forest with Dominant Fan Palms.

Some plant species on the property are either listed as rare, vulnerable or even endangered

This region has the highest diversity of rainforest mammals in Australia, including the Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) and Long-tailed Pygmy-Possum (Cercartetus caudatus). This area is also home to the endangered Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).

 
 
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