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Cassowary Survey For Residents of Daintree Area
1.
Are you aware that the Daintree Area is home to cassowary habitats?
Yes
No
2.
Do you have a dog?
Yes
No
3.
Do you have a cat?
Yes
No
4.
Did you know pets are not allowed to wander ie they need to remain on the property in an appropriate sized enclosure or on an adequately fenced yard to prevent wandering?
Yes
No
5.
Did you know there are no off-leash areas in the Daintree Area and that all dogs must be on a leash at all times in public places?
Yes
No
6.
Would you like there to be leash-free areas in the Daintree Area?
Yes
No
7.
Are you aware of the State and Local legislation on the keeping of animals?
Yes
No
8.
Do you know the impacts that dogs and cats can have on wildlife?
Yes
No
9.
Do you think dogs can impact on cassowaries?
Yes
No
10.
Do you see dogs chasing cassowaries in the Daintree Area?
Yes
No
11.
Do you see dogs chasing other wildlife in the Daintree Area?
Yes
No
12.
If Yes to Questions 10 or 11, do you think these dogs were mostly:
Resident dogs
Non-resident dogs
Abandoned dogs
Don't know
13.
Do you have problems with wandering dogs in the Daintree Area?
Yes
No
14.
If so, do you think these dogs were mostly:
Resident dogs
Non-resident dogs
Abandoned dogs
Don't know
15.
If you see resident dogs chasing wildlife or wandering, would you see the same ones:
Regularly
Occasionally
Rarely
16.
Do you report wandering dogs?
Yes
No
17.
If no, is it because (you can tick more than one):
You don't expect anything will be achieved
You report it to the owner of the dog
You don't want to create issues with the neighbours
Council is too far away and the dogs wander off
Other (please specify)
18.
Do you know how to report wandering dogs?
Yes
No
19.
Do you hold a view that dogs are a problem in the Daintree Area?
Yes
No
20.
If yes, what do you feel could be the contributing factors (you can tick more than one)?
Irresponsible owners
Hunting dogs
Dogs from outside the Daintree Area
Feral of abandoned dogs
Local resident dogs
21.
What impact do you think
dogs
can have on cassowaries in the Daintree Area?
No impact
Minimal impact
Moderate impact
Major impact
22.
What impact do you think
pigs
can have on cassowaries in the Daintree Area?
No impact
Minimal impact
Moderate impact
Major impact
23.
What impact do you think
speeding cars
can have on cassowaries in the Daintree Area?
No impact
Minimal impact
Moderate impact
Major impact
24.
Did you know feeding cassowaries is more harmful than helpful?
Yes
No
25.
Have you seen any feral animals such as those listed below in the Daintree Area (You can tick more than one)?
Pigs
Cats
Dogs
Other (please specify)
26.
Which feral animals do you believe contributes the most to environmental damage (rank highest [1] to lowest [4])?
1
2
3
4
Pigs
1
2
3
4
Cats
1
2
3
4
Dogs
1
2
3
4
Other
1
2
3
4
Other (please specify)
27.
Reasons for rankings?
28.
How often would you see cats in the Daintree Area?
Regularly
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
29.
If you regularly find feral animals such as pigs, cats or dogs on your property would you allow Council to set traps on your property?
Yes
No
30.
Are you aware of Council's pig trapping program?
Yes
No
31.
Do you have any views on how we can protect cassowaries better in the Daintree Area?
32.
Any extra information you would like to add?
33.
Contact Information (optional)
Name
Address
Address 2
City/Town
State/Province
ZIP/Postal Code
Country
Email Address
Phone Number
