Fauna
The endangered Southern Cassowary and Mahogany Glider are found in the park. Saltwater Crocodiles are found in the creeks. The park is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds. Common birds include the Black Butcherbird and various honeyeaters. The Orange-footed Scrubfowl nests in the park. Their mounds, which can be up to three m high, are the largest of all mound-building birds in Australia. Lace monitor lizards can also be seen in Edmund Kennedy National Park.
Feral pigs and cattle have to be culled from the area.
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