Cassowaries dying on roads because humans are feeding them, wildlife experts say

Wildlife experts in Far North Queensland say people feeding wild cassowaries have contributed directly to at least five of the birds dying on the region’s roads.

The southern cassowary is endemic to Far North Queensland and is listed as endangered under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

In 2014, conservationists estimated there were fewer than 1,000 birds remaining in the wild.

A male bird, known to locals near…