Dunk Island Warnings or Dangers
Dunk Island travel tips posted by real travelers and Dunk Island locals.
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on August 19, 2005
If you take a Mission Beach journey you may notice the traffic slows down considerably during the final stages through the rainforest as it enters Mission Beach. This will actually be for a very important reason. To avoid colliding with native Cassowary birds.
The Cassowary (Casuarius casarius) inhabits the rainforest area around Mission Beach and is now an endangered species. Despite being a bird, the Cassowary is Australia's largest land animal. It normally weighs about 65kg, but the heaviest recorded was a 94.5kg monster found north of Mission Beach in 1992.
Sadly, many meet their untimely end by colliding with traffic. So take great care when travelling through areas inhabitted by Cassowary birds. It may add a minute or two to the journey but it is well worth it - and you may just catch a glimpse of this rare prehistoric bird.
Photo: vandalized sign - The first one is supposed to be speed bump and the bottom to watch out for cassowarys. But someone wrote before and after because the speed bump sign looks like a run over cassowary ;-)
on December 19, 2007
on November 12, 2005
