THE barbecue was sizzling, hungry people were milling around, and the cold room was packed with 3500 live toads weighing upto 300 grams each. But they were not for eating. Over 100 competitors handed ...

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, ...

The fight against the invasive cane toad will intensify this weekend as north Queenslanders arm themselves with gloves and spotlights in search of the pests. Sunday is north Queensland's chance to ...

A different kind of superhero stalks the streets at night in North Naples. Armed with a large white bucket, an industrial-style flashlight and black latex gloves, 10-year-old Landen Grey is the Toad ...

A farmer who hunted 114 toads, killing 109 of them, has been arrested in Chun'an county in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, according to a report by Hangzhou Daily Online. The 48-year-old farmer, surnamed ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. A record-breaking 8785 warty amphibians have been caught locally as part of the 2008-09 Toadbusting ...

In an unusual turn for an unassuming species, a desert amphibian is at the center of both a potential ecological crisis and an evolving question of drug policy. The creature in question is the ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. MOVIE VO: They're creatures of the night. Invading every corner. With no way to stop them. It's the ...