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Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane toad problem.
By removing a gene to stunt cane toads at their tadpole stage, scientists hope they may have found a way to make the invader ...
Eating rabbit, camel, carp, feral cat, deer and cane toad might sound extreme to some, but it's gaining attention as a ...
Cassie Fenton, 29, recently moved to the Sunshine Coast and told Yahoo News she was shocked by the sheer number of the toads ...
April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The toxic amphibians have become the “poster child” for the vast array of invasive species that ...
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 ...
Cane toads are considered an invasive species to Florida, meaning they take away resources from native animals. They also produce a toxin that can kill native animals. Because of the toxins they ...
New ABC series Eat the Invaders asks should invasive species be on our dinner plate – and what does it taste like?
Invasive species such as the New Guinea flatworm and the cane toad are increasing in Florida, experts say. FOX 35 Associate Producer Maddy Mae Dickinson spoke with Jeannine Tilford, founder and ...
Stop a drip from an irrigation pipe and cane toads will perish within three days in the dry, says Professor Ben Phillips, a specialist in population biology and invasive species at Curtin ...