The man, aged in his 70s, was left with a large leg wound after he was attacked by the large flightless bird in Carwell on ...

A coastal town’s residents have been warned to be “cass-o-wary” after an elderly man was attacked in his own backyard.

Wildlife officers have revealed fresh details of a rare cassowary attack in North Queensland, where an elderly man was kicked ...

If you get close to a male with young chicks, he may charge you in an attempt to protect them. If you try to catch or kill a cassowary, it may fight back—and could well get the better of you.

A group of international tourists were delighted to catch sight of a male cassowary and its chick this week in Mount Hypipamee National Park, Queensland.

Queensland's Department of Environment and Science recommends that humans never feed the birds or approach the animals — especially cassowary chicks. Additionally, those who live in areas native ...

we came across a male cassowary with a chick," he told Yahoo News. While Far North Queensland is known cassowary habitat, "it is not common to see one in the Atherton Tablelands so every sighting ...

A wild and potentially deadly cassowary approaches campers at Murray Falls, near Cardwell, in the Girramay National Park in North Queensland in 2024. Picture: Supplied A QAS spokeswoman said the ...

take place. Held at Mission Beach in Far North Queensland, the festival is the biggest local event of the year, and the biggest of any dedicated to the cassowary in the world. This year will see ...