As the cane toad continues its march across Australia, travelling up to 60 kilometres a year, it is not bad news for all animals in its path. Full story: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-04/native-animals-bouncing-back-after-cane-toad-havoc/8317384 | ABC Darwin

It was a toad-ally big discovery. A massive cane toad weighing nearly 6 pounds, believed to be the largest of its kind, was discovered by Australian rangers in Queensland Conway National Park this month. The video, posted last Friday by Queensland Environment, shows Park ranger Kylee Gray holding the monster toad in a tropical forest. Nicknamed “Toadzilla”, rangers said it could be the largest of these amphibians on record. After spotting the giant specimen, Gray immediately placed it in a conta

Love or hate them, Cane Toads have undoubtedly forced their way into the Australian psyche since 1935 when the Queensland Government brought them in to save the state’s sugar crop from the greyback beetle. The operation failed spectacularly – the beetle could fly, but unsurprisingly, the cane toad couldn’t! Still, the cane toad adapted beautifully to its new environment: it spread everywhere, ate everything and soon became a pest of plague proportions. 'Cane Toads – An Unnatural History,’ availa