Camera Traps - January 2021 accrued 153-cassowaries, 8-dingoes and 282-feral pigs.  Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers were 237% up, dingoes were 81% down and feral-pigs were 231% up.  Against January 2020, cassowaries were 130%-up, dingoes were even and feral-pig numbers grew by 170%. The recent decision to collect data twice-per-month avoided the chance of a camera's zero-monthly-return, but it also revealed 5-cameras

Data collected across 2020, from the twelve Daintree Rainforest Camera Traps, captured 772-cassowaries from 505 events, 528-dingoes from 217 events and 1,462-feral-pigs from 483 events.  In terms of congregation, for every 2 cassowaries, there were 3-dingoes and 4-feral-pigs snapped and within territorial constraints, cassowaries were significantly more perambulatory than both dingoes and feral-pigs.  Unfortunately, this does not provide reliable data on population comparisons, but

Data collected from the twelve Daintree Rainforest Camera Traps over the month of December 2020 accrued 74-cassowaries, 107-dingoes and 110-feral pigs.  As aggregated percentages, cassowaries were 115% up for the month, dingoes were 256% up and feral-pigs accrued 90% of the monthly average.  All 12 Camera Traps functioned without fault across the month. Camera Traps - December 2020 - image highlights for the

Data collected from the Daintree Rainforest Camera Traps over the month of November 2020 accrued 34-cassowaries, 108-dingoes and 108-feral pigs.  As aggregated percentages, cassowaries were 56% down for the month, dingoes were 307% up and feral-pigs were 86% down.  All 12 Camera Traps functioned without fault across the month. Cassowary numbers continue to be down, with the majority of the males still nesting, although

Data collected from the Daintree Rainforest Camera Traps over the month of October 2020, accrued 36-cassowaries, 135-dingoes and 43-feral pigs.  As aggregated percentages, cassowaries were 57% down for the month, dingoes were 474% up and feral-pigs were 34% down. Dingo numbers were skewed, because Camera Trap # 10 has clearly taken the interest of a family that made 120-appearances across the month, many meddling

Data collected from Daintree Rainforest Camera Traps over the month of September 2020, accrued 62-cassowaries, 22-dingoes and 136-feral pigs.  As aggregated percentages, cassowaries were 5% down for the month, dingoes were 24% up and feral-pigs were even. As I tallied the monthly data, my mind persistently wavered toward the Daintree River Crossing (DRC) – Options Assessment Report, which is currently open for public consultation. 

Camera Traps - August 2020 The data collected from Camera Traps over the month of August 2020 suffered only one camera failing and the month's tally accrued 69-cassowaries, 38-dingoes and 102-feral pigs.  As aggregated percentages, cassowaries were 104% up on the monthly average, dingoes were 218% up and feral-pigs were 75% fewer.  Two shots of dingoes had piglets in their mouths, but

Camera Traps - July 2020 The data collected from Camera Traps over the month of July 2020 was skewed by a couple of camera failings and in one unit a random re-setting of time & date, however, the month's tally accrued 87-cassowaries, 14-dingoes and 120-feral pigs.  As aggregated percentages, cassowaries were 132% up on the monthly average, dingoes were 93% down and