Daintree Rainforest Camera Trap Project Across the course of this financial year, the Foundation has dutifully monitored and reported to the Wet Tropics Management Authority, Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, Invasive Species Council, Biosecurity Queensland and the public-at-large, that feral-pig sightings have rampantly increased and alarm bells should be ringing at the highest levels of statutory authority. From
Camera Traps - October 2025 accrued 55-cassowaries, 43-dingoes and 56-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers fell by 43%, dingo numbers increased by 2% and feral-pig numbers plummeted by 71%. Against October 2024, cassowary sightings rose by 104%, dingo numbers increased by 78% and feral-pig sightings decreased by 78%. Image highlights from Camera Traps - October 2025
Camera Traps - September 2025 accrued 30-cassowaries, 157-dingoes and 78-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers fell by 72%, dingoes exploded by 372% and feral-pig numbers dropped by 60%. Against September 2024, cassowary sightings rose by 30%, dingo numbers skyrocketed by 683% and feral-pigs fell by 65%. Image highlights from Camera Traps - September 2025
Camera Traps - August 2025 accrued 48-cassowary sightings, 42-dingoes and 66-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers fell by 54%, dingo-sightings dropped by 3% and feral-pig numbers collapsed by 67%. Against August 2024, cassowary sightings were 27% fewer, dingo numbers also fell by 27%, whilst feral-pigs plummeted by 67%! Image highlights from Camera Traps - August 2025
Camera Traps - July 2025 accrued 48-cassowary sightings, 39-dingoes and 81-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers fell by 53%, dingoes diminished by 4% and feral-pigs dropped by 64%. Against July 2024, cassowaries dropped by 56%, dingoes also fell by 37% and feral-pigs plummeted by 94%. JULY 2025 - IMAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Camera Traps - June 2025 accrued 57-cassowary sightings, 22-dingoes and 105-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers fell by 48%, dingo-sightings decreased by 46% and feral-pig numbers also dropped by 48%. Against June 2024, cassowaries were 4% fewer, dingo numbers fell by 51% and feral-pig numbers decreased by 46%. Image highlights from Camera Traps - June 2025
Camera Traps - May 2025 accrued 137-cassowary sightings, 37-dingoes and 119-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers rose by 25%, dingoes decreased by 9% and feral-pig numbers also fell by 42%. Against May 2024, cassowary numbers soared by 1,522%, dingoes fell by 3% and feral-pigs increased by 29%. Image highlights from May 2025
Camera Traps - April 2025 accrued 299-cassowary sightings, 50-dingoes and a whopping 596-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers soared by 178%, dingoes increased by 22% and feral-pig numbers erupted by 190%. Against April 2024, cassowary numbers greatly increased by 407%, dingoes more than tripled by 316% and feral-pigs sky-rocketed by 442%. Image highlights from April 2025
Camera Traps - March 2025 accrued 193-cassowary sightings, 27-dingoes and 419-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers rose by 83%, dingoes decreased by 34% and feral-pig numbers grew by 110%. Against March 2024, cassowaries were seen 79% more frequently, dingo numbers diminshed by 46% and feral-pig numbers soared by 130%. Image highlights from March 2025
Camera Traps - February 2025 accrued 194-cassowary sightings, 33-dingoes and 173-feral pigs. Against the cumulative monthly average, cassowary numbers rose by 89%, dingoes decreased by 19% and feral-pig numbers also fell by 12%. Against February 2024, cassowary sightings rose by 64%, dingo increased by 22%, whereas feral-pigs fell by 13%. Image highlights from February 2025
