Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the soil and chewed on sugarcane roots, stunting growth or killing the plants.

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem that was threatening the country’s sugar cane crop. It seemed like a practical innovative solution at the time, but it ...

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 ...

Wet season expected to bring ‘onslaught’ of amphibian invaders after conservation group stripped of funds to control toads ...

Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds. Dubbed "Toadzilla" by the rangers, the 2.7-kilogram ...

Australia is about to embark on a massive annual cane toad killing spree — known as the Great Cane Toad Bust — to put a dent in the numbers of this invasive pest. Now, scientists are proposing a ...