Cassowary Recovery Team

The Cassowary Recovery Team (CRT) was formed in 2009 from the Cassowary Advisory Group (CAG) and other stakeholders. The role of the CRT is to share information and coordinate implementation of the Cassowary Recovery Plan that was approved under the EPBC Act in 2008. The CRT will help to coordinate the work of community, government and research partners involved in cassowary conservation and advise the Board and other authorities on cassowary conservation issues. The Authority has developed a Terms of Reference for the CRT and provides secretariat support.

For more information about cassowaries see our cassowary page. and the Australian Government page about the role of the Cassowary Recovery Team in threat abatement and recovery.

The Cassowary Recovery Team comprises organisations and individuals active in cassowary research, management and community activities. At 30 June 2009, CRT participants were:

• Pastor John Andy (Girringun Aboriginal Corporation)
• Ms Jax Bergersen (Kuranda Conservation)
• Mr Harry Cassidy (Birds Australia)
• Mr Dominic Chaplin (Birds Australia)
• Mr Paul Devine (Cassowary Coast Council)
• Ms Liz Gallie (Community for Coastal and Cassowary Conservation)
• Mr Peter Latch (Dept of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts)
• Mr Andrew Millerd (Dept of Environment and Resource Management)
• Mr Clay Mitchell (Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria, Queensland)
• Mr Tony O’Malley (Terrain Natural Resource Management)
• Mr Allen Sheather (Daintree Cassowary Care Group)
• Mr Paul Sydes ( Cassowary Coast Council)
• Mr Shayne Walker (Dept Main Roads)
• Cr Jenny Jenson (Tablelands Regional Council)
• Dr Graham Lauridsen (Tully Vet)
• Dr David Wescott (CSIRO Atherton)
• Australian Rainforest Foundation
• Mr Russell Wild ( Cairns Regional Council)