Cassowary advice: Lake Eacham day-use area, Crater Lakes National Park

Category:
Announcement
Applies:
11 November 2026 to 25 January 2027
Published:
11 November 2026 1:49pm
ID:
27227

This alert applies to the following park:

Visitors are advised that recent reports have been received about cassowaries approaching people around the Lake Eacham day-use area. The birds are displaying behaviours which suggest they have been fed as they are becoming increasingly opportunistic around individuals and groups looking for food items.

  • While cassowaries are fascinating, they are also potentially dangerous.
  • Please ensure all food, scraps and rubbish are secured and not accessible to cassowaries.  Extra vigilance is required around mealtimes.
  • Feeding Cassowaries is dangerous to visitors and may lead to illness, injury, and deaths of birds.
  • Penalties for feeding wildlife may apply.  

For further information visit Be Cass-o-wary

 

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