cane toad

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Here's lookin' at ya

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jul 24

I’ve written before about cane toads which are spreading across northern Australia after being introduced in 1935 to prey on beetles that were infesting sugar-cane crops. Since their introduction into Queensland, they have...

waterless barrier

western australia

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Conditioned taste aversion - as applied to goannas

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Apr 24

In 1935 cane toads were introduced into Queensland from South America, in the hope of controlling cane beetles that were damaging sugar cane crops. However, they multiplied rapidly and have now spread across the whole top end of...

conditioned taste aversion

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Cane-Toad Sausages Anyone?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Nov 16

I've written occasionally about cane toads – odious creatures that were introduced to Queensland years back to combat a particular beetle that was causing havoc in the sugar-cane plantations. Unfortunately the cane toad went bush...

western australia

introduced pests

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huge toad takes over

deebomb @deebomb (15304) • United States 27 Mar 07

In Australia an environmental group is are trying to eradicate the toxic monster cane toad that was imported from South America in the 1930s to eat cane beetles. Instead the toads are killing millions of native animals from snakes...

harmful to environment

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