Enormous cane toads in Australia are not new – but we might see even larger ones as predators figure out how to eat these introduced toxic toads.
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New research has found that since the mid-1980s, the economic impact of invasive reptiles and amphibians totals more than US$17 billion.
The simulation showed catching cane toads once a week involved 85% less cost and effort than other strategies, but was just as effective.
Parasitic wasps are body-snatchers — if you’re an insect. But these much-maligned creatures have saved millions of human lives by controlling the spread of the cassava mealybug.
A barrier just 50km wide might stop water-reliant cane toads in their tracks.
Invasive frogs can have a major impact on the environment. Some move continents by human trade or travel. But determining how to control them can lead to policies that limit their spread and effects.
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Research Associate, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Researcher at the CIB based in the Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
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PhD Student, Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia
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Research affiliate, University of Cambridge
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Professor in Ecology and Conservation, Monash University
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Professor, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne