1935: Cane toads brought to Australia to control Queensland’s cane beetles. Sugar cane was brought to Australia by the First Fleet in 1788. There were repeated small-scale attempts to grow the crop ...

Bad Bunny’s latest album amplifies the voices of Puerto Rico’s coquí and endangered crested toad, highlighting the urgent need to protect the island’s fragile ecosystems and cultural heritage. The ...

In a sign of unintended consequences of the psychedelic resurgence, scientists say that the Sonoran desert toad is at risk of population collapse. A substance in the toad poison, 5-MeO-DMT, can be ...

Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds. Dubbed “Toadzilla” by the rangers, the 2.7-kilogram ...

SYDNEY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses ...

Cane toads have nearly conquered the top of Australia and are 150 kilometres from Broome It was hoped that cane toad sausages would deter some wildlife such as quolls from eating the pest The plan has ...

* Japanese name: Nihon hikigaeru * Scientific name: Bufo japonicus * Description: This is one of the biggest amphibians in Japan. Adults are between 8-18 cm long; tadpoles are 3.5-4 cm long. They have ...