A group of conservationists known as "toad patrollers" have been helping hundreds of toads and frogs safely cross a busy road in Surrey. The Boundary Road Toad Patrol, based in Rowledge near ...

The Noordhoek Ratepayers Association had launched a successful community fundraising effort which inspired the benefactor. Local conservation group ToadNUTS says the land serves as a crucial “buffer ...

Cane toads were released in North Queensland in 1935 to help control beetles that were damaging sugar cane crops. But they quickly became pests, and later migrated rapidly poisoning native species.

In 2009 under a contract with the department, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries developed a Standard Operating Procedure for the field euthanasia of cane toads. This document is ...

Male American toads are smaller than females. Males generally reach 1.5 to 2.5 inches in length, whereas females may reach 3.5 inches. When gravid in the spring, females are much heavier-bodied than ...

Choruses form around temporary pools, flooded fields or ditches, river bottoms, and marshes. The toads prefer sandy areas. Males attract females to the breeding site with their call. Females can ...