Australia's self-inflicted cane toad invasion may soon be over after a team of scientists cracked the deadly amphibian's DNA code. International scientists working with UNSW Sydney, the University of ...

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

In June 1935, the cane toad began its invasion of Australia. Sailors brought the animal over from Hawaii in an attempt to control the cane beetle that was ravaging Australia’s sugar cane crops. It was ...

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 ...

A plague of cane toads has descended on a small town, with terrified locals calling for help to eradicate the invasive pests. One horrified man took to social media to share a confronting picture of ...

THE Gold Coast could explode with a poisonous toad populationthis summer as wet weather creates perfect conditions for hatching cane toads. Here’s how to stop them. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary senior ...

With flashlights in hand and shielded by protective gloves, dozens of volunteers from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society worked through the night searching rice fields and vegetable plots for ...

Explore Australia's cane toad problem and controversial methods for their control, including humane ways to kill toads. The Kimberley Toad Busters (KTB) have been using carbon dioxide exposure to ...

You're probably aware that Florida has battled invasive species for decades. From Burmese pythons, tegus and green iguanas to rhesus macaque monkeys and lionfish, non-native species pose a significant ...

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

Crocodiles are more likely to eat their meals in the water after toxic toads invade their habitat. Scientists believe that the behavioural change may help the reptiles wash away poison from the cane ...

Quolls became locally extinct in Kakadu National Park when cane toads invaded Scientists in Australia have designed a cane toad "sausage" that could help protect vulnerable predators from the ...