Cassowary Summit 2009

A Cassowary Summit was held on Tuesday 8 September 2009 at the Tanks, Cairns. It was organised by the Wet Tropics Management Authority and the Cassowary Recovery Team.

The summit provided anopportunity to share information and discuss cassowary issues to help protect this endangered species. It brought together indigenous, conservation, community, tourist industry, scientific community and government to increase their understandings of cassowary issues.

The summit included a conference, a public forum, a school play, information stalls and a scientific workshop. The aim was to share information, to dispel myths, discuss facts and work towards a positive future for the cassowary.

The conference session themes included:

1. What do we know about cassowaries?
2. Who values cassowaries and how the community contributes to cassowary management?
3. How should we manage cassowaries?
4. Q&A Session - panel members explore cassowary conservation issues.

Click here for copies of the conference proceedings and the outcomes of the scientific workshop.