Meet an explorer
by angus tong
Meet Bob
Hello Bob
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Bob."
"Nice to meet you too."
"Well, can you introduce yourself."
"Sure, my name is Bob and I have recently visited the Daintree Rainforest in Queensland."
"Ok, now I have a few questions."
1) Which part of the rainforest did you visit?
"Ah, well I visited the rainforest north east of Cow Bay. It is the place Diwan. Cow Bay is an open, east facing bay, containing three beaches separated by rocky spurs at high tide, but continuous at low tide."
"Ok, next question."
2) Did you see any aboriginal tribes in the Daintree Rainforest?
"Ah, yes I saw the Kuku Yalanji people but their are 17 more tribes in the Daintree. They are the traditional owners of the Daintree. Their country extends from near Cooktown to Port Douglas."
"Yep, next question."
3) Did you see any human impact on the Daintree Rainforest?
"Sadly, yes, I saw logging, development, mining, farming and tourism. Logging is bad because if all the trees were cut down there would not be any more rainforest for the animals. Development is bad because if we clear land for the houses, there would be no land left for the animals. Mining is bad because if diggers have to clear the rainforest to extract minerals. Farming is bad because when they burn the land they will clear the land which in turn would mean no rainforests for the animals. Tourism is bad because if more and more people are interested in the Daintree, more buses and vehicles are needed which will pollute the Daintree and will kill the animals."
"Ok, next question."
4) Name a few animals that you have seen in your trip.