On the edge of a dark, suburban park in Brisbane, teams of volunteer toad-catchers gather around Gary King as he shoves another squirming specimen into a cooler box. “Who’s got some more?” asks King, ...

Understanding the reasons for disagreements about conservation issues can facilitate effective engagement between the people involved. Invasive species are often central to such debates, with ...

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Scientists have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native Australian species. A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin ...

An invasive pest that hitchhiked into New South Wales on a vehicle travelling from Queensland has been captured, state ...

Poisonous cane toads are back in many neighborhoods as we get into the rainy season. Dog owners need to be alert because the invasive toads can kill their pets. There is a cane toad trap that you can ...

Residents in a New South Wales regional town are being asked to keep an eye out for an unwanted invader from up north, which, if not found, could wreak havoc. One of Australia's most destructive ...

Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...

A cane toad that hitchhiked into New South Wales on a vehicle travelling from Queensland has been captured, state authorities ...

Biological invasions impose novel evolutionary pressures. Individuals at an invasion front may allocate most of their resources to dispersing rather than reproducing. In the invasive cane toad in ...

In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but to dub it Toadzilla. The giant cane toad was discovered Jan. 12 by ...

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