Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Brought in to address a problem, cane toads now represent ...

The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of nonlethal food poisoning to adjust their behavior. By Jack Tamisiea When Dr. Seuss ...

As if these warty invaders weren’t annoying enough already, now they’re rapidly evolving longer legs, enabling the species to travel further. In Australia, there are few things more diabolical than ...

Scientists from Macquarie University have come up with an innovative way to stop cane toads killing native wildlife by training goannas to avoid eating the deadly amphibians. A landmark study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating ...

On the edge of a dark, suburban park in Brisbane, teams of volunteer toad-catchers gather around Gary King as he shoves another squirming specimen into a cooler box. “Who’s got some more?” asks King, ...

Source: Richard Fisher, via Wikimedia Commons. To protect freshwater crocodiles from deadly invasive cane toads, scientists at Macquarie University collaborated with Bunuba Indigenous rangers and the ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Thousands of invasive toads are about to be killed by Australian locals as the annual Great Cane Toad Bust kicks off, ...