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| Cassowary 'Ruthie' relocated after trying to break into elderly man's home Cassowary 'Ruthie' relocated after trying to break into elderly man's home | |
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| Wildlife officers have relocated a young cassowary, known by locals as Ruthie, after it threatened an elderly man and tried to enter his Innisfail home. | Wildlife officers have relocated a young cassowary, known by locals as Ruthie, after it threatened an elderly man and tried to enter his Innisfail home. |
| It is the second time this month a cassowary has been relocated in north Queensland due to aggressive behaviour. | It is the second time this month a cassowary has been relocated in north Queensland due to aggressive behaviour. |
| The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection said it was first alerted to potential problems with the bird in early August. | The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection said it was first alerted to potential problems with the bird in early August. |
| Rangers were called to the Coquette Point home last week after reports the bird was behaving aggressively and trying to break into an elderly man’s home. | Rangers were called to the Coquette Point home last week after reports the bird was behaving aggressively and trying to break into an elderly man’s home. |
| “The decision was reluctantly taken to relocate the bird after it was clear it had become accustomed to associate people with being fed,” according to the department. | “The decision was reluctantly taken to relocate the bird after it was clear it had become accustomed to associate people with being fed,” according to the department. |
| The cassowary was tranquilised and relocated to a remote area of rainforest, away from human interaction. | The cassowary was tranquilised and relocated to a remote area of rainforest, away from human interaction. |
| EHP has again urged people not to feed or interact with the endangered species. | EHP has again urged people not to feed or interact with the endangered species. |