Brought in to address a problem, cane toads now represent one of Australia’s biggest ecological conundrums. Here’s what went wrong.

Cane toads are highly adaptive and release a destructive toxin Scientists say they have unlocked the DNA blueprint of the cane toad, raising fresh hopes of slowing the animal's destruction of ...

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There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on these dangerous animals: Alligators, sharks, panthers, snakes, spiders and pythons.

Now more than ever, this rare, quiet amphibian needs someone to speak out on its behalf. Although the Amargosa toad benefits from public concern and voluntary conservation measures, development, ...

A notable, if noxious, example is the South American cane toad. Introduced to northeastern ... His return fattened the value of both England’s imperial marine culture and the genetic traits ...

What is the Puerto Rican crested toad? The Puerto Rican crested toad is the only toad species native to Puerto Rico. Named for the bony crests above its large, golden eyes, this toad is also ...

A cane toad so giant wildlife officers thought it was fake has been found in a north Australian rainforest. The "monster" specimen is six times bigger than the average toad, weighs 2.7kg ...

Urban sprawl, dams, grazing, mining and off-road vehicles are devouring what little remains of arroyo toad habitat, while nonnative species devour the toads themselves. In 2000, the Center settled a ...

Instead, these poisonous toads proved deadly to the native species that tried to prey on them. At first, many Australians were kind of cool with the cane toad taking out their most feared predators ...

In the case of marsupial predators, the de-extinction effort is incorporating work that will benefit existing marsupial predators: generating resistance to the toxins found on the cane toad ...

"On Earth, at least, this is only produced by life," said the BBC – specifically, according to experts, in the form of farts from marine creatures. Harriet Marsden is a writer for The Week ...