{"id":7522,"date":"2022-07-26T07:10:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T07:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/mamu-rangers-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T01:38:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T01:38:52","slug":"cassowary-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/cassowary-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers help with cassowary study"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tully-river.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]ROAD SAFETY FOR CASSOWARIES AND DRIVERS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]DRIVERS HELP WITH CASSOWARY STUDY[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-nb”][vc_column_text el_class=”sub-head” css=”.vc_custom_1658818003064{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]26 JULY 2022[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658820909772{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Have you had experiences with cassowaries on roads in the Mission Beach region? India Marshall would love to hear from you to create a missing link in data about driver safety and the endangered southern cassowary.<\/p>\n

The James Cook University student is speaking with people who\u2019ve had collisions, near misses or other encounters with cassowaries on our roads for a new study designed by the university, CSIRO, Terrain NRM and the Cassowary Recovery Team to gain a better understanding of how to prevent more incidents.<\/p>\n

Drivers encouraged to tell their stories<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been 22 recorded cassowary strikes over the last two years, many of them in the Mission Beach area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re being told there is stigma around incidents like this but talking about it is the best way for us all to learn more about how to improve things,\u201d India said.<\/p>\n

“Cassowary conservation groups and road managers have been working on the issue of road strike in Mission Beach for many years, however understanding the cassowary and vehicle traffic interactions has been limited in the past by a lack of information from drivers.<\/p>\n

Bridging the gap in information<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re hoping to bridge this gap by creating an anonymous space where people can share their untold stories.”<\/p>\n

For the next couple of months, she is interviewing people who drive in the Mission Beach area.<\/p>\n

Terrain NRM\u2019s Tony O\u2019Malley said the goal was to fill gaps in information about cassowary strikes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past, the response has been to put up more signs, change the speed limit or a section of road design,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project will give people a chance to confidentially get their story out, to increase our collective knowledge and ability to come up with actions that work for people and cassowaries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_right”][mk_padding_divider size=”206″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658820036801{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658885842920{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658885551803{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Community-based solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking for community-based solutions. And hearing from people involved in incidents is going to help, as is hearing from other people who\u2019ve been driving the roads over a long period of time to find out what techniques they believe have helped to avoid a cassowary strike.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results from the new study will be compared with more than 20 cassowary vehicle interactions captured on roadside cameras at known \u2018hotspots\u2019 in a joint CSIRO, Transport and Main Roads, Terrain NRM and Cassowary Recovery Team project. The roadside cameras do not identify drivers but will give insight into actual driver behaviour compared to behaviours recalled by interviewees.<\/p>\n

To get in touch with India for a confidential interview, phone 0499 834 743 or email india.marshall@my.jcu.edu.au<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terrain\u2019s involvement in these cassowary projects is through the Building Rainforest Resilience Project<\/a><\/strong>. This project is funded by the Australian Government.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section el_class=”grean-btn-sec” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”47″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_button dimension=”outline” url=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/what-we-do\/murray-and-mossman\/” align=”right” el_class=”green-btn” outline_skin=”custom” outline_active_color=”#175137″ outline_active_text_color=”#ffffff” outline_hover_bg_color=”#175137″ outline_hover_color=”#ffffff”]Read More[\/mk_button][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1-blog” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”105″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”right” el_class=”terrain-title”]RELATED NEWS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” id=”post_grid_filter_1″][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”grid_greate_3″ css=”.vc_custom_1598408950187{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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