Cane Toads
How to p#@& off a frog
Bridie Smith When radio transmitters surgically inserted into wild tree frogs started appearing on the ground without explanation, scientists had a puzzle on their hands.
20 years left: mammals plunge into extinction
Ben Cubby ENVIRONMENT EDITOR Many native Australian mammals are unlikely to survive another decade or two, according to a new report.
States question funding in national plan to protect species habitats
Tom Arup ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT DAMAGE caused to the environment by invasive pests such as foxes, cane toads and camels will be reduced by 10 per cent by 2015 under targets in a new national strategy on biodiversity.
Who ya gonna call? Toadbusters
Lindsay Murdoch, DARWIN Tourists may soon be lured to the Northern Territory to hunt and kill millions of cane toads that experts say have thrown the food chain into disarray.
Hopalong catastrophe: Sydney surrenders to northern invaders
Nicky Phillips and Erik Jensen WE HAVE lost the war against our most notorious feral invader.
Toad in the hole: snags save fauna
Nicky Phillips CANE toad sausages? This new delicacy, if you can call it that, may reduce the impact Australia's most notorious pest is having on native wildlife.
Sex and natural selection: Mrs Toad gets pumped
The female cane toad can pump herself up to mega-size to throw off smaller males striving to mate with her, Australian biologists reported today.
