Australia Imported 2,400 Toads to Save Its Crops—Now 200 Million of Them are an Unstoppable Disaster

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Huge cane toad discovered in Australia may have broken world record

QUEENSLAND, Australia (WKRC/CBS Newspath) - Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-setting giant toad deep inside a rainforest in the country’s state of Queensland. Dubbed ...

Unsurprisingly, the Internet Loves This Huge Toad in a Harness

A Texas-based veterinary student shared one of the more peculiar sights from his day in a viral TikTok post featuring a large toad in a bright red harness.Texas A&M University student Austin Warren ...
Newsweek

Crocodile Training Saves Reptiles From Toxic Toad Invasion

Scientists in Australia have come up with an unusual plan to save freshwater crocodiles that keep dying after eating invasive and poisonous toads. By filling dead toads with a chemical that makes the ...
The Falcons Wire

Cane toads: This invasive Florida creature is toxic; danger to pets

Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.
USA Today

Australian rangers discover massive cane toad, a nearly 6-pound toad could set a record

Australian rangers discover massive cane toad, a nearly 6-pound toad could set a record The cane toad weighed in at nearly 6 pounds. Local news reported the toad was euthanized and taken to the ...
NPR

Nearly 6-pound 'Toadzilla' found in Australia breaks the record for largest toad

Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so giant that it provoked gasps and disbelief. The toad, which the rangers nicknamed "Toadzilla," weighed in at what's believed to be a ...