The introduction of cane toads (Rhinella marina), initially intended to control pests in sugarcane fields, has spiraled into a catastrophic ecological disaster. These amphibious invaders ...

Native to South America, cane toads were introduced down under to control sugar pests in the 1930s. They have since become one of the world’s most successful invasive species—largely because they ...

Dave Fox, a resident of the Silverlakes Gateway community, has been actively hunting cane toads near a lake in his ...

It also means an influx of an invasive frog species known as cane toads. Most active during the summer months, cane toads are commonly found in yards, around buildings or near canals and ponds in ...

Cane toads make life difficult for Australian native animals. Even crocodiles die if they eat the poisonous toads. For many decades, scientists have been trying to find a way to control the ...

Shane Knuth, a legislator in the northeastern state of Queensland (where cane toads thrive), has proposed and official day for residents to hunt down and kill the exotic invaders. Cane toads have ...