New Curtin University research has found invasive cane toads are on track to reach Western Australia’s Pilbara region within the next 10 to 20 years, threatening to cause widespread losses among ...

Since their introduction in 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina) have become one of Australia’s most notorious invasive species, profoundly impacting native ecosystems. Research over recent decades has ...

Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds. Dubbed "Toadzilla" by the rangers, the 2.7-kilogram ...

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Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.

Foreword / by Harry W. Greene -- Preface -- 1. An ecological catastrophe -- 2. How the cane toad came to Australia -- 3. Arrival of cane toads at Fogg Dam -- 4. How cane toads have adapted and ...

The country is overrun with invasive species, from feral pigs to carp, rabbits and foxes; there are so many here it's hard to imagine a time before these invaders unwittingly made Australia home. And ...

On a tropical Queensland island, 'toad busters' have decided the cane toad's spread across northern Australia should not be a lost cause.