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 ...

Australian scientists introduced toxic cane toads to control sugar cane pests in 1935. These toads failed to eat the target beetles and spread rapidly across the continent. The invasive toads poisoned ...

Discover the surprising tale of how a small introduction of cane toads to Ishigaki Island in Japan spiraled into a ...

For decades, Australia has tried to rein in cane toads by investing in disease-focused research, fungal approaches, scent-based traps, and government-led response efforts. Even so, some of the ...

What may work in Australia’s favor is that cane toads (Rhinella marina), have a weird quirk in their breeding habits, Throb reports. In what would prove to be a very bad idea, cane toads were released ...

Scientists admit it might "sound crazy" to deliberately breed an invasive cane toad for Western Australia's northern outback. Cane toads normally prove fatal to native flora and fauna, causing a ...

It is early evening in Australia's top end, and a hunter stalks its prey. Keenly alert, the northern quoll follows the sound of rustling in the leaf litter. It must be some kind of frog, the small ...

In a study conducted in Arizona, researchers explored the use of mesquite branches for replenishing landscapes. During dry ...

Department of Agriculture staff recently averted a serious biosecurity risk at the port when they intercepted a cane toad, a ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The animal kingdom is full of moments like these, with different species interacting in strange and unique ways. These unusual relationships occur more ...