Scientists believe water may be the key in the battle between two introduced species - the cane toad and the dung beetle. Cane toads have left a trail of ecological destruction in their wake as ...

Scientists believe water may be the key in the battle between two species introduced to Australia. One of those species is the dung beetle, a valuable insect introduced by the cattle industry to ...

In the 1930s, Australian farmers faced a major threat to their sugarcane crops, grubs from the cane beetle. In a desperate bid to save the crops, officials introduced a natural predator: the cane ...

In June 1935, the cane toad began its invasion of Australia. Sailors brought the animal over from Hawaii in an attempt to control the cane beetle that was ravaging Australia’s sugar cane crops.

Cane toads make life difficult for Australian native animals. ... the cane beetle, ... But the water rats in the north of Australia are native animals and apparently super smart.

They’re native to Central and South America and were first introduced to Florida in the 1930s as a form of biological pest control to eat beetles threatening the sugar cane crop. That toad ...

As part of its so-called "Toad Buster" project, Frogwatch conducts regular raids on local water holes, blinding the toads with bright lights then scooping them up by the dozen.

Graeme Sawyer holds a 40 cm (15inch) cane toad near Darwin, Australia Monday, March 26, 2007. By The Associated Press | The Associated Press UPDATED: May 7, 2016 at 10:20 PM MDT ...

Unfortunately, the 2,400 cane toads didn't do much to quell the beetle population. Instead, because the poisonous toads have no natural predators in Australia, they bred out of control. Today ...

In June 1935, the cane toad began its invasion of Australia. Sailors brought the animal over from Hawaii in an attempt to control the cane beetle that was ravaging Australia’s sugar cane crops. It was ...

Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds. Toadzilla, a giant cane toad found in Australia ...

Last week, the world met “Toadzilla”, a cane toad the size of a football and six times larger than average. The rangers who found her were stunned. Weighing in at 2.7 kilograms, Toadzilla may be the ...