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

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 ...

Cane toads are predicted to invade Western Australia's Pilbara region by 2041 if left unchecked, but the Northern Territory's ...

The toxic cane toad has placed evolutionary pressure on snakes to adapt their body shape, Australian researchers say. Evolutionary biologist Ben Phillips and PhD supervisor Professor Richard Shine of ...

South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t care much for the beetles, but they did spread ...

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 ...

The cane toad's march across northern Australia is almost complete, with devastating consequences.

For the first time, a cane toad has been found in the southwest corner of Western Australia. A HITCHHIKER CANE TOAD has been discovered and killed in Western Australia’s southwest. A contract worker ...

The race will take place at the Pinctada Kimberley Grande hotel in Kununurra, raising funds for the Kimberley Toad Busters, which claims to have humanely culled 2.4 million of the pesky critters. The ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. New research published by the journal Biology Letters has revealed how cane toads in Northern Australia are ...

NIFTY, Australia’s first cane toad sniffer dog has been put down following a trauma-related incident during a thunderstorm. The department said Nifty was purchased in 2006 and did detection work at ...