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 ...
Bufo toads, also known as cane toads, are invasive amphibians whose toxic secretions can kill a dog within minutes. Gail Webb knows the heartbreak all too well. Two years ago, her champion dachshund, ...
South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t care much for the beetles, but they did spread ...
A historic breeding pond used by the endangered Western Leopard Toad in Constantia has been fenced off and conservationists are warning of devastating consequences for the species. The recent fence ...