Resource 7 Cassowaries Adapting to development – – Photos and information from Mission Beach Bulletin March 2010 No. 153, The Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation Inc. (C4) Porter Promenade, Mission Beach Tel. (07)4068 7197,Fax (07)4068 7298 The photos below show an area of coastal development at a place called Garner’s Beach. Garner’s Beach is a special area as it is home to a number of cassowaries. They use the area to find food and shelter, lay their eggs and raise their young and are even known to visit the beach while searching for food. Cassowaries eat native rainforest fruit found in the rainforest. They spend each day walking through large areas of rainforest looking for fruit to eat. Discussion questions Look at Figure 4. The Department of Environment and Look at Figure 1. Describe what you can see. How would Heritage Protection map shows how the houses and roads will cassowaries use this as a part of their habitat? clear the land. What will happen to the cassowaries that use the area to find food and shelter, lay their eggs and raise their Look at Figure 2. How has the habitat changed over the young? Will they still safely be able to do all these things in after Cyclone Larry? How would this be affecting the this area? Where will they go? What if the other areas they go cassowaries? to are being developed as well? The numbers all represent blocks of land Look at Figure 3. Describe how cassowaries have had to adapt to development that have been approved for residential development. How will in their habitats. Think about people, roads, cars, dogs, these houses change the cassowaries’ habitat? houses and fences. Figure 1. 2005 Pre cyclone Larry Figure 2. Dwellings 2010 Figure 3. Approved configuration Figure 4. EPA vegetation mapping of lots and infrastructure showing unprotected area
Resource 7 – Cassowaries – Adapting to development Photos and information from Mission Beach Bulletin March 2010 No. 153, The Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation Inc. (C4) Porter Promenade, Mission Beach Tel. (07)4068 7197,Fax (07)4068 7298 The photos below show an area of coastal development at a place called Garner’s Beach. Garner’s Beach is a special area as it is home to a number of cassowaries. They use the area to find food and shelter, lay their eggs and raise their young and are even known to visit the beach while searching for food. Cassowaries eat native rainforest fruit found in the rainforest. They spend each day walking through large areas of rainforest looking for fruit to eat. Discussion questions Look at Figure 1. Describe what you can see. How would cassowaries use this as a part of their habitat? Look at Figure 2. How has the habitat changed over the after Cyclone Larry? How would this be affecting the cassowaries? Look at Figure 3. The numbers all represent blocks of land that have been approved for residential development. How will these houses change the cassowaries’ habitat? Look at Figure 4. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection map shows how the houses and roads will clear the land. What will happen to the cassowaries that use the area to find food and shelter, lay their eggs and raise their young? Will they still safely be able to do all these things in this area? Where will they go? What if the other areas they go to are being developed as well? Describe how cassowaries have had to adapt to development in their habitats. Think about people, roads, cars, dogs, houses and fences. Figure 1. 2005 Pre cyclone Larry Figure 2. Dwellings 2010 Figure 3. Approved configuration of lots and infrastructure Figure 4. EPA vegetation mapping showing unprotected area
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