You can take action to help stop cassowaries being killed on our roads
It  will only take a few  minutes  to send a message to the relevant ministers

Your message could make the world of difference
Two ministers who have the power to help are;

The  Federal Environment Minister
The Hon Greg Hunt MP
&
The Qld Main Roads Minister
The Hon Mark Bailey MP
Threatened Species Commissioner, Gregory Andrews at Mission Beach on World Cassowary Day 2015

The Minister for the Environment, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, appointed Gregory Andrews as Australia’s first Threatened Species Commissioner in 2014

While at Mission Beach  for  World Cassowary Day 2015,  Gregory saw first hand how much the cassowary meant to the Mission Beach community.  He certainly got into the spirit of  'Celebrating Cassowaries and their Friends',  the theme of the day.

Gregory is also in charge of selecting  species to go onto a list for priority action.
Community ownership will count along with the threatened status when the Commissioner chooses which species will go onto the 20 birds by 2020 Action list so your feedback will help secure  a place for the cassowary.

You can help
Send a message to Greg Hunt


Copy the text below the line and
paste into the  text box here. or email the minister

Better still explain to the minister in your own words how important cassowaries are to you and our community not just for your sense of identity but to our tourism economy; and ask the minister tohelp by;
working  with the Cassowary Recovery Team to find solutions and 
having the cassowary placed on the 20 birds by 2020 action list.

Please remember to sign your name.
The Hon  Greg Hunt MP
Minister for the Environment

Dear Mr Hunt, 
Our community is heartbroken at the number of cassowaries being killed on roads, most of them  at Mission Beach.  The latest death  (24th Nov) was early morning on a commuter road  at Mission Beach.  The driver did not stop or report the incident, leaving  the rest of the cassowary family at risk of  being also struck by early morning work traffic.
We try  everything we can to help protect the cassowary because  this magnificent bird means so much to us, but we have run out of ideas.  As our town grows, the increase of traffic will increase cassowary road deaths unless you help. 
The cassowary is not only important to our community identity, it is a major asset to our tourism economy.
We are working with scientists, road managers and the driving public to identify practical and effective solutions. But we can't do it without your help.
Please  work with the relevant organisations especially Queensland Government’s Main Roads department, Cassowary Coast Regional Council  and the Cassowary  Recovery Team to stop cassowary deaths now; and please ask the Threatened Species Commissioner to include the cassowary on the 20 Birds by 2020 Action List.

Yours sincerely



Contact Greg Hunt via
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A male cassowary stands over his dead chick after it was hit and left as the family attempted to cross a commuter road at Mission Beach
The Mission Beach Community has been working hard for decades trying to come up with solutions to address the threats to the cassowary but the ongoing and heartbreaking  carnage  of our regions icon on our roads continues.  The number of deaths are overwhelming.

This year there has been the shocking  number of at least 18 birds  killed on roads, mainly at Mission Beach.

In September this year Terrain organised a Cassowary Roadkill Solutions workshop.
Copy the text below the line and
paste into the text box here.  or email the minister

Better still explain to the minister in your own words how important cassowaries are to you and our community not just for your sense of identity but to our tourism economy; and ask the minister to;
Please  work with the Cassowary Recovery Team to implement traffic calming on roads at Mission Beach to stop this heartbreaking record of cassowary deaths.

Please remember to sign your name
Contact Mark Bailey via