In the 1930s, Australia introduced just 100 cane toads from Hawaii to protect its sugar cane crops from destructive beetles.

Rio Tinto is jointly funding a A$28m "toad containment zoe" to protect the Pilbara region.

Australia’s attempt to solve one pest problem in 1935 created another that has spread across the country for nearly a century ...

In a bid to stop the invasion, a “kill zone” between Broome and Port Hedland is being created. Toads perish within days without access to water, so all 200 or so water sources used by cattle farmers ...

As cane toad breeding season kicks into gear, members of the public are being encouraged to help efforts to control the ...

What may work in Australia’s favor is that cane toads (Rhinella marina), have a weird quirk in their breeding habits, Throb reports. In what would prove to be a very bad idea, cane toads were released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new "King of the Toads" discovered by Australian park rangers has been christened "Toadzilla" – and may lay claim to the coveted ...

It is early evening in Australia's top end, and a hunter stalks its prey. Keenly alert, the northern quoll follows the sound of rustling in the leaf litter. It must be some kind of frog, the small ...

The post The Australian Rat That Flips Cane Toads Before Eating Them appeared first on A-Z Animals. Rats are not always viewed in a positive light. Scientists are becoming increasingly aware, however, ...

Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so giant that it provoked gasps and disbelief. The toad, which the rangers nicknamed "Toadzilla," weighed in at what's believed to be a ...

The animal discovered was so big for its species that it was given a special nickname. The Queensland National Parks official Facebook account dubbed it as, “Toadzilla.” The toad in question is a cane ...

A new “King of the Toads” discovered by Australian park rangers has been christened "Toadzilla" – and may lay claim to the coveted title of world’s biggest toad. Toadzilla, believed to be a female, ...