Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have found a way to teach the crocs to avoid the toxic toads.

Cane toads are notorious pests in Australia, colonizing habitats and poisoning other wildlife. Park rangers euthanized the 5.95-pound animal, whose body will be donated to the Queensland Museum.

Scientists introduced cane toads from Hawaii to Queensland, Australia, in 1935 to exterminate cane beetles (Dermolepida albohirtum) that were ravaging newly planted sugarcane crops.However, this ...

In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but to dub it Toadzilla.. The giant cane toad was discovered Jan. 12 ...

Cane toads are a voracious invasive species in Australia, first arriving on its shores nearly 100 years ago. They have since spread across the country, threatening many of Australia's native ...

Cane toads were introduced to Australia in the 1930s and are considered an invasive species there. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. The researchers discovered that in areas where the dead toads had ...

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem's in the sugar cane crop. But what seemed like a smart solution at the time quickly spiraled into disaster.

Shane traces how cane toads conquered Australia — and how science is turning the tide. Shane Campbell-Staton joins biologist Rick Shine and toad buster Simon Middap to unpack the full story of ...

It’s been about 90 years since Australia introduced tropical cane toads (Rhinella marina) onto Queensland farms. Around 2,400 toads were released into the wild in 1935 in an attempt to rein in ...

Since their introduction in 1935 in an attempt to control cane beetles that were devastating Queensland’s cane sugar crops, cane toads (Rhinella marina) have significantly multiplied and spread, ...

Welcome back, Creatures! Today, I'm introducing you to my brand new pet Marine Toad - also known as a Cane Toad. These toads are poisonous and invasive in both Australia and Florida. My toad is very ...

Almost two centuries after rabbits were set free across Australia’s fragile landscape, scientists are working to understand a ...