In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. These poisonous toads secrete deadly toxins, ...

Kyoto, Japan -- In 1978, cane toads, which are native to South and Central America, were introduced for pest control to Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. These poisonous toads secrete ...

For the first time in history a toxic and very unwelcome hitchhiker has been captured at one of Australia’s most remote ...

Matthew Vella made a surprising discovery while searching for wildlife in Sydney's west. Source: Matthew Vella Whenever he ...

Albino cane toads created using gene-editing technology reveal that albino animals face competitive disadvantages going far beyond their vulnerability to predators, according to new research published ...

Whenever he has a spare evening, Matthew Vella is out in bushland in Sydney's west conducting field research and surveying ...

It began quietly, as many invasions do, unnoticed and underestimated. But the Asian black-spined toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, has since expanded across ecosystems far from its South Asian origins ...

Whenever he has a spare evening, Matthew Vella is out in bushland in Sydney's west conducting field research and surveying ...