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 ...

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 ...

STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, IT IS SUMMER AND MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS TIPS US OFF WITH SOME MAJOR CLUES. IT IS HOT AND MUGGY, AND IT’S WHEN THE CANE TOADS COME OUT. WESH 2 NEWS MICHELLE MEREDITH IS LIVE IN ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the soil and chewed on sugarcane roots, stunting growth or killing the plants.

The Rhinella marina, commonly known as the cane toad, is one of the world’s most invasive amphibians. Native to parts of Central and South America, this large toad was introduced to countries such as ...

Most Floridians know to avoid the large, warty, reddish-brown to grayish-brown cane toads that pop up around your house, especially during the wet warmer months of summer. But if you're new Florida, ...

Large multi-year study shows that juvenile "taster toads" taught goannas to avoid eating poisonous cane toads, preventing population collapse A landmark study published in the journal Conservation ...