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Environmentalist lives in rainforest surrounded by feathered friends
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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4/27/2025
An intrepid man in far north Queensland has taken sustainable living into his own hands. From his rural outpost, Kenn's watched generations of cassowaries come and go, enjoying every minute of their company.
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I didn't think I was going to live this close to Cachery's either.
00:14
It was just they arrived.
00:17
And they haven't gone.
00:19
What's happening?
00:24
I would be one of 42 chicks since 2000.
00:29
I videoed them all from tiny little chicks.
00:32
And they've just grown up around me.
00:34
And then Dad will bring the chicks back and go, hey, look what I've got.
00:39
Dad's still chewed out about the whole situation.
00:42
You think, oh, how marvellous.
00:44
How lucky am I?
00:46
The reason I live here is because of the tranquility and the peace of it.
00:52
Even though I've sailed most of the east coast of Australia, the calmness in the forest.
00:57
That's what I felt first off, was this calmness at night.
01:00
It's challenging.
01:01
It has its moments.
01:02
You know, it's challenging, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
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