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Episode 76: Restoring and Protecting the Daintree Rainforest with Branden Barber, CEO of Rainforest Rescue

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The Daintree Rainforest, located on the northeastern coast of Queensland, is amongst the most pristine rainforests globally. Over 10 million years older than the Amazon Rainforest, the Daintree is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. This forms the largest contiguous rainforest in Australia.

Countless endemic species of avifauna are found in the Daintree, such as the golden bowerbirds, tooth-billed and lovely fairywrens. Moreover, the rainforest also has a relatively stable population of southern cassowary, for which it was listed as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. Unfortunately, climate change, habitat fragmentation, rural development, and the spread of invasive and feral species severely threaten the Daintree.

In this episode, I speak to Branden Barber, the CEO of Rainforest Rescue on the conservation of the Daintree Rainforest. He elaborates upon the cultural importance of the Daintree, threats, and Rainforest Rescue’s conservation efforts.

Get full access to The Think Wildlife Podcast at anishbanerjee.substack.com/subscribe

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The Daintree Rainforest, located on the northeastern coast of Queensland, is amongst the most pristine rainforests globally. Over 10 million years older than the Amazon Rainforest, the Daintree is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. This forms the largest contiguous rainforest in Australia.

Countless endemic species of avifauna are found in the Daintree, such as the golden bowerbirds, tooth-billed and lovely fairywrens. Moreover, the rainforest also has a relatively stable population of southern cassowary, for which it was listed as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. Unfortunately, climate change, habitat fragmentation, rural development, and the spread of invasive and feral species severely threaten the Daintree.

In this episode, I speak to Branden Barber, the CEO of Rainforest Rescue on the conservation of the Daintree Rainforest. He elaborates upon the cultural importance of the Daintree, threats, and Rainforest Rescue’s conservation efforts.

Get full access to The Think Wildlife Podcast at anishbanerjee.substack.com/subscribe

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