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Funds to target cassowary corridor pests
ABC News
04 September 2013
The Australian Rainforest Foundation says new federal funding will allow it to crack down on weeds and pests near the world heritage-listed wet tropics area in far north Queensland.
It will receive $775,000 over three years for its project in the Mission Beach Cassowary Corridor.
Executive director Roger Phillips says the group will also help farmers in the region deal with pests and train up to 25 Indigenous rangers. Read more
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