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 ...

Australia imported cane toads in 1935 to save sugarcane, but the plan failed and became one of the country’s worst ecological ...

CANE toads have become a permanent part of The Bahamas’ ecosystem, a local expert has warned, as sightings surge across New Providence and officials advise residents to kill the invasive species on ...

Professor Andrew Pask (right) knows his team must act fast to prevent cane toads (left) from decimating northern quoll populations. Source: DETSI/Colossal Scientists have announced a breakthrough in 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 ...

Early evidence suggests native animals may be trained to avoid poisonous cane toads, using dead toads spiked with a chemical that induces nausea, say researchers. Professor Ric Shine and Dr Jonathan ...

As global warming threatens many animal species with extinction, the cane toad is set to flourish with increasing temperature. This is a major cause for concern as the cane toad, once introduced to ...