Cassowary Survey For Residents of Daintree Area

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* 1. Are you aware that the Daintree Area is home to cassowary habitats?

Yes

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* 2. Do you have a dog?

Yes

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* 3. Do you have a cat?

Yes

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* 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

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* 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

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* 6. Would you like there to be leash-free areas in the Daintree Area?

Yes

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* 7. Are you aware of the State and Local legislation on the keeping of animals?

Yes

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* 8. Do you know the impacts that dogs and cats can have on wildlife?

Yes

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* 9. Do you think dogs can impact on cassowaries?

Yes

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* 10. Do you see dogs chasing cassowaries in the Daintree Area?

Yes

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* 11. Do you see dogs chasing other wildlife in the Daintree Area?

Yes

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* 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

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* 13. Do you have problems with wandering dogs in the Daintree Area?

Yes

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* 14. If so, do you think these dogs were mostly:

Resident dogs

Non-resident dogs

Abandoned dogs

Don't know

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* 15. If you see resident dogs chasing wildlife or wandering, would you see the same ones:

Regularly

Occasionally

Rarely

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* 16. Do you report wandering dogs?

Yes

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* 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)

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* 18. Do you know how to report wandering dogs?

Yes

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* 19. Do you hold a view that dogs are a problem in the Daintree Area?

Yes

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* 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

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* 21. What impact do you think dogs can have on cassowaries in the Daintree Area?

No impact

Minimal impact

Moderate impact

Major impact

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* 22. What impact do you think pigs can have on cassowaries in the Daintree Area?

No impact

Minimal impact

Moderate impact

Major impact

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* 23. What impact do you think speeding cars can have on cassowaries in the Daintree Area?

No impact

Minimal impact

Moderate impact

Major impact

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* 24. Did you know feeding cassowaries is more harmful than helpful?

Yes

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* 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)

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* 26. Which feral animals do you believe contributes the most to environmental damage (rank highest [1] to lowest [4])?

	1	2	3	4
Pigs	Pigs 1	Pigs 2	Pigs 3	Pigs 4
Cats	Cats 1	Cats 2	Cats 3	Cats 4
Dogs	Dogs 1	Dogs 2	Dogs 3	Dogs 4
Other	Other 1	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4

Other (please specify)

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* 27. Reasons for rankings?

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* 28. How often would you see cats in the Daintree Area?

Regularly

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

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* 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

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* 30. Are you aware of Council's pig trapping program?

Yes

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* 31. Do you have any views on how we can protect cassowaries better in the Daintree Area?

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* 32. Any extra information you would like to add?

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* 33. Contact Information (optional)

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address

Phone Number