Early evidence suggests native animals may be trained to avoid poisonous cane toads, using dead toads spiked with a chemical that induces nausea, say researchers. Professor Ric Shine and Dr Jonathan ...
Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating the ecosystem they were meant to protect. Instead, they became a highly ...
The euthanasia of cane toads under field conditions presents a number of logistical and animal welfare challenges. One recommended method of control involves the use of carbon dioxide in plastic bags.
Scientists have trialled a new way to protect freshwater crocodiles from deadly invasive cane toads spreading across northern Australia. Scientists from Macquarie University working with Bunuba ...
Scientists in Australia have come up with an unusual plan to save freshwater crocodiles that keep dying after eating invasive and poisonous toads. By filling dead toads with a chemical that makes the ...
Some Gold Coast suburbs are in the midst of a baby cane toad infestation, with more of the known pests about due to recent deluges providing perfect conditions for a toad plague. Here is how you can ...
Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc project officer Jaqui Richmond-Clay said puddles left behind by recent rain had created ideal breeding conditions for cane toads throughout the region. Ms ...
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