Cane Toads

For much of my life, I have been fascinated by Cane Toads, a species of toad from Hawaii that was introduced to Australia in the 1930s, and is currently acting like a plague on the country. This page will attempt to consolidate the information I have on the toads.

Information

• Australian Museum Online - Cane Toads
  A decent overview of Cane Toads in Australia.
• Cane Toads: an Unnatural History
  An absolutely hilarious and disturbing documentary on the Cane Toad. This is what first got me interested.
• Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission - Cane Toads
  Includes the "how to identify a cane toad" pictures.
• Cane Toads and Dogs
  What to do if your dog bites a cane toad.
• Frogwatch - Cane Toads
  T-Shirts!

Culture

• Cane Toad Explode! - a flash video game about crushing toads.
• Cane-Toad - a short film by David Clayton and Andrew Silke
• Toad Muncher - another video game about crushing toads.
• Cane Toad Gifts - don't you want a purse made out of a cane toad?
• It Could Be Bad For Baz... - a short video.

News Stories

• Australian lawmaker urges mass toad cull - 02 Apr 2008
  "An Australian politician on Wednesday proposed designating a special day for residents to hunt and kill what he called one of the world's most disgusting creatures: the poisonous cane toad."
• Bottled toads have explosive potential - 20 Sep 2006
  "GARDENERS who bought liquid fertiliser made from cane toads have been warned the product may spontaneously explode in storage."
• 15 Aug 2006 - The cane toad entry was today's Wikipedia Featured Article.
• Army 'needed' to stop toads - 19 Jun 2006
  The Australian government wants to use the Aussie army to keep the cane toads out of Western Australia.
• Australia's Beer Bounty on Toads - 04 Apr 2006
  The RSPCA is offering beer to avoid having toads cruelly killed. They aren't getting many takers.
• Toxic toads evolve to aid Australian invasion - 15 Feb 2006
• Cane Toads show fatal attraction for disco lights - 04 Sep 2005
• Cane toad clubbing sparks controversy - 11 Apr 2005
• Junkie Dogs Chasing a High - 18 Feb 2005
Summary: dogs are are addicted to licking the toads.
• Aussies deply toad-blasting audio killing machine - 07 Feb 2005
  Kindof self-explanatory, really.
• Battelines drawn against the cane toad march - Apr-Jun 2004
  Yes, the south is growing scared...
• Hello cane toads, goodbye Kakadu - 20 Mar 2001
• NT Cane Toad Massacre - 07 Mar 2001
  Residents of the Northern Territory are being invited to join in a mass slaughter of cane toads.
• Cane Toads: A Health Hazard for Wild Crocodiles! - 07 Dec 2000
  I knew they'd eat anything, but...
• Venezuelan Viruses Ruled Out For Cane Toad Control - 22 Jul 1998