Understanding the reasons for disagreements about conservation issues can facilitate effective engagement between the people involved. Invasive species are often central to such debates, with ...

Rick Shine receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Alice Russo and Peter White do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Scientists have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native Australian species. A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin ...

Slideshow: The Cane Toad When Australian scientists failed to find a virus to control one of the most insidious invasive species, they decided to build one. Is it worth the risk? All photos by Brendan ...

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, ...

A group of scientists from UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney, Deakin University, Portugal and Brazil have unlocked the DNA of the cane toad, a poisonous amphibian that is a threat to many native ...

An invasive pest that hitchhiked into New South Wales on a vehicle travelling from Queensland has been captured, state ...

A cane toad that hitchhiked into New South Wales on a vehicle travelling from Queensland has been captured, state authorities ...

Poisonous cane toads are back in many neighborhoods as we get into the rainy season. Dog owners need to be alert because the invasive toads can kill their pets. There is a cane toad trap that you can ...