Wildlife officers have arrived at the rainforest site where a beloved Far North cassowary vanished and will determine what happens next for the bird’s two chicks. The Department of Environment and ...

You probably don't worry too much about birds (other than what birds are at your feeder). However, around the world there are ...

A landowner in Australia found an endangered cassowary chick and called officials who treated the injured bird then reunited it with family. Photo from the Queensland Department of Environment, ...

The cassowary is a large flightless bird whose survival strategy is built around speed, powerful legs, and dagger-like claws.

The employee did not know details of the injuries or what had happened, but he speculated exactly: “I’m sure he got kicked by the cassowary.” “He's an old man, he’s got a lot of issues,” he said. “He ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...