Invasive species are always disruptive to the native wildlife in the ecosystems they take over. However, their impact on humans and domesticated animals is usually more indirect. An exception is the ...
Researchers in Australia concerned about the sharp decline of freshwater crocodiles who eat a toxic, invasive toad species have come up with a stomach-churning way for the reptiles to help themselves.
Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.
Wild crocodiles in Australia keep dying from eating toxic cane toads, so scientists have trained them to avoid the deadly meal by giving them a memorable dose of food poisoning. Cane toads (Rhinella ...
In northern Australia, some freshwater crocodile populations are down by 70% because they're eating a kind of super poisonous toad that isn't even from Australia. Well, now a team of researchers has ...
Eating rabbit, camel, carp, feral cat, deer and cane toad might sound extreme to some, but it’s gaining attention as a solution to tackle the growing impact of invasive species. Now, Tony Armstrong ...
Aug. 11—Third in a series. Our pets have good lives: a comfy bed, three squares and a flat-screen TV. But they aren't little people in furry suits. Beneath that cuddly exterior beats the heart of a ...