Kitted out with torches, gloves and buckets, hundreds of 'toad busters' will go on the hunt for a dangerous invader across northern Australia this week.

THIS WEEK, between January 18th and 27th, thousands of volunteers in a band of territory stretching across north-eastern Australia ... when 101 cane toads were brought to northern Queensland ...

The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an invasive species in Australia, originally introduced to control agricultural pests. However, its introduction has led to significant ecological consequences ...

Over each of the six episodes, the show features a different invasive species ... given far-north Queensland is one of the most densely populated regions for cane toads in Australia.

Invasive species manager ... After just 102 cane toads were introduced in 1935, there are now an estimated 200 million cane toads hopping across Australia. So while every removal counts, Ms ...