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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Brought in to address a problem, cane toads now represent ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...

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, ...

According to a linkurl:blog;http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2008/06/cane_toads_killing_crocs.html on __Nature__'s website, the invasive amphibians - which have recently hopped their way ...

SYDNEY – Thousands of poisonous cane toads met their fate Sunday as gleeful Australians gathered for a celebratory mass killing of the hated amphibians, with many of the creatures' corpses being ...

STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, IT IS SUMMER AND MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS TIPS US OFF WITH SOME MAJOR CLUES. IT IS HOT AND MUGGY, AND IT’S WHEN THE CANE TOADS COME OUT. WESH 2 NEWS MICHELLE MEREDITH IS LIVE IN ...

In 1935, a species known as the giant neotropical toad (Rhinella marina) was introduced to Australia. Scientists hoped these amphibians would control native cane beetles, but cane toads quickly ...

Most Floridians know to avoid the large, warty, reddish-brown to grayish-brown cane toads that pop up around your house, especially during the wet warmer months of summer. But if you're new Florida, ...