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Australia’s Only Cassowary Rehabilitation Center to Close

The southern cassowary is often heard before it can be seen. These giant, flightless birds are descendents of carnivorous dinosaurs and their deep rumblings are famed throughout northern Queensland. But the future of these threatened prehistoric birds became even more uncertain this month with the announcement of the imminent closure of Garners Beach Cassowary Rehabilitation Centre.