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 ...

"I will not go toad busting and definitely not take children toad busting if we have to bash the cane toads on the head," said KTB indigenous team leader Gorgina Wilson in the statement. "It does not ...

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem that was threatening the country’s sugar cane crop. It seemed like a practical innovative solution at the time, but it ...

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 ...

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, ...

While impressive, the haul underscores what experts have long warned — the invasive pest continues to choke ecosystems and ...

Slideshow: The Cane Toad When Australian scientists failed to find a virus to control one of the most insidious invasive species, they decided to build one. Is it worth the risk? All photos by Brendan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but ...

The animal discovered was so big for its species that it was given a special nickname. The Queensland National Parks official Facebook account dubbed it as, “Toadzilla.” The toad in question is a cane ...