After South American cane toads were introduced to Australia in the 1930s to control pestilent beetles, they ravaged the country’s ecosystems—and their disruption continues today. These ...

However, in January a cane toad, nicknamed " Toadzilla," found in Australia, clocked in at a whopping 5.95 pounds, about the same as a small human baby.

Scientists in Australia have a problem: the invasive cane toad is taking over. These toads have been an ecological threat to native species since their introduction to the country in 1935. But ...

A man from the Gold Coast suburb of Tugun has shared a horrifying photo of a plague of baby cane toads outside his house, with locals reacting with shock and calling for help to eradicate the ...

Wet and humid conditions lead to an explosion in cane toad populations with invasive species experts concerned for pets and native wildlife.

Toxic cane toads are usually the size of a teacup, but Toadzilla is the size of a newborn human baby and will eat anything that fits in its mouth.

Rainy weather brings toxic cane toads — how to keep your pets safe from the lethal invaders By David Landsel Published June 14, 2024, 8:07 p.m. ET ...

‘Nightmare fuel’: Cane toads take over Gold Coast town A picture posted online shows the terrifying reality facing an Australian town, with a pest taking over its streets.

But the cane toads in the image captured by a local in Queensland has showcased just a smidge of the issue. Tiny cane baby toads can be seen swamping the roads of Tugun, a suburb of Gold Coast ...

As tens of thousands of baby cane toads continue to sweep across parts of Queensland, inundating local communities, Aussies up and down the coast have been urged to "head out and make a real ...

Baby cane toads, like the ones affecting the Tugun residential complex, are also poisonous. Female cane toad can lay up to 25,000 eggs at a time. The cane toads are encroaching on residents ...