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Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem that was threatening the country’s sugar cane crop. It seemed like a practical innovative solution at the time, but it ...

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Cane toads have leapt ahead of evolution theories by growing bigger and changing more rapidly than expected, according to new ...

A new global study has found that modern toads, aided by toxic defenses and human transport, have spread to six continents, ...

When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many of the parasites that troubled them were left behind. But deep inside the lungs of at least one of those pioneer ...

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - It seems a bad back might be the only thing that can stop the relentless spread of Australia's poisonous cane toads, which are killing native animals as they hop across the ...

This marsupial carnivore is endangered, mainly because it tries to eat toxic cane toads. Some scientists think they can stave ...

Invasive cane toads in Japan evolved larger bodies in just decades, revealing how quickly animal traits can change in new ...

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CANBERRA - Australians in the country's Northern Territory should start smashing cane toads to death with golf clubs and cricket bats in a bid to stop the spread of the toxic creatures, a government ...