Invasive species are always disruptive to the native wildlife in the ecosystems they take over. However, their impact on humans and domesticated animals is usually more indirect. An exception is the ...

Naples experienced its rainiest day since 2005 on June 11 with 3.9 inches in one day. Our rainy climate is the perfect breeding ground for invasive and toxic cane toads, which can kill pets in a ...

Florida has spent decades battling invasive species, including Burmese pythons, Argentine tegus, green iguanas, Nile monitors, rhesus macaque monkeys, and lionfish. These non-native species disrupt ...

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, ...

You're probably aware that Florida has battled invasive species for decades. From Burmese pythons, tegus and green iguanas to rhesus macaque monkeys and lionfish, non-native species pose a significant ...

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 ...

Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus. April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists in Australia have come up with an unusual plan to save ...

Thousands of freshwater crocodiles die in Australia each year after eating poisonous cane toads. A team of researchers is trying to teach the crocs to avoid the toads, and it appears to be working. In ...

Invasive cane toads in Japan are growing bigger and changing more rapidly than suggested by long-held theories about the pace ...