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 ...

"That’s a lot of future cane toads you’re taking out of that environment." Over the next week dozens of events like this one are organised across northern Australia as part of the Great Toad ...

A community cane toad bust event is planned for Waterlily Park, Ocean Shores, on Thursday, 16 January from 5.30pm till 8.30pm. Organised by Byron Council and environment group, Watergum, the event ...

Six-year-old Otis crouches in the dark, waiting patiently. Then with a flurry of arms and legs he pounces on a cane toad, picks it up, and tosses it in a bucket. Otis and his eight-year-old ...

Bob Katter has renewed calls for kids to become armed cane toad bounty hunters while appearing on Tony Armstrong’s new TV series, where he is served up a plate of the invasive pest. The maverick ...

Tony Armstrong has invited colourful North Queensland MP Bob Katter to the funky Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania to tuck into some cane toad.

They are taking part in the Great Cane Toad Bust, an annual attempt to keep a lid on the population of these invasive, toxic amphibians. Toads thus caught will be killed humanely by being chilled ...