Join Mark from Self Sufficient Me as he shares the intriguing story of his dog, Scooter, and the ongoing challenge of controlling cane toads on his property in Australia. Learn how cane toads thrive ...

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.

Editor's note: This story originally published May 30, 2018. Parts of it have been updated. As if a global pandemic wasn't enough, cane toads are back. The big, warty toads are active again, and ...

South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t care much for the beetles, but they did spread ...

The Rhinella marina, commonly known as the cane toad, is one of the world’s most invasive amphibians. Native to parts of Central and South America, this large toad was introduced to countries such as ...

Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating the ecosystem they were meant to protect. Instead, they became a highly ...