Large multi-year study shows that juvenile "taster toads" taught goannas to avoid eating poisonous cane toads, preventing population collapse A landmark study published in the journal Conservation ...

Volunteers in Darwin have chipped in to capture more than 1,000 cane toads at one of the city's main attractions.

Instead of bludgeoning Australia's invasive cane toads to death, scientists advise popping them in the fridge for a day or two before transferring them to the freezer to finish them off. When you ...

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 ...

MAY 8, 2024 - Melbourne, Australia and Dallas, Texas - Today scientists from Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first de-extinction company, and the University of Melbourne announce a major step ...

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 ...

Thousands of invasive toads are about to be killed by Australian locals as the annual Great Cane Toad Bust kicks off, with experts urging participants to euthanize the amphibians humanely using the ...

Ecologists in Australia have discovered that cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by meat ants than native frogs. Their research - published in the British Ecological ...

(Corrects lead paragraph to say amphibians, not reptiles) SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) - A huge cane toad the size of a small dog has been captured in the Australian tropical city of Darwin, startling ...

Bufo barrier For three-quarters of a century, the cane toad has rampaged around northeastern Australia, but scientists hope the toxic terror may be stopped in its ...