Cassowary Crossing
- Acquired:
- 2014
- Area:
- 79 ha
- Bioregion:
- Wet Tropics
- Habitat:
- Endangered high-altitude rainforest on basalt
- Threatened Ecological Communities:
- 1
- Threatened and Near-Threatened Species:
- 25
Reserve overview
Endeavour conservation purchased Cassowary Crossing in late 2014. The matching property on the other side of East Evelyn Road, was purchased in 2017 to secure this vital wildlife corridor. Since then, we have done extensive weeding within large areas of the corridor. We also planted 34 000 trees to restore rainforest cover across major cleared areas within the corridor.
protecting wildlife, sustaining life
Species and Habitats
Cassowaries are regularly seen in and around the reserve. A wide range of Cassowary food trees are present including some large areas of palm forest. Lumholtz’s Tree-Kangaroos are common, and a range of endemic cooler climate arboreal possums is also found there. These possums include the critically endangered Lemuroid Ringtail Possum, the Green Ringtail Possum, Herbert River ringtail possum, Coppery Brushtail Possum, striped possum, and northern pygmy possum.
Conservation Highlights
Cassowary Crossing is one of two properties that are critical to creating a nationally significant wildlife corridor at East Evelyn Gap between the Maalan and Herberton Range National Park sections of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
How you can help.
Every dollar helps us protect this reserve and some of the largest remaining populations of iconic Australian habitat and its species.