Cane Toads

Patricia31662213

I used to live in Kakadu National Park, where I became involved in the local “Toad Busters” group. We’d all go out at night with lidded buckets, and collect as many live toads as we could carry, then they were all sent to Darwin to be humanely euthanised. I’m not sure if there are still such groups around, but perhaps likeminded people in each town could start their own groups tp try to reduce numbers. I believe the Government stance on cane toads now is that there is nothing they can do and the toads are here to stay. I don’t know if it’s possible to eradicate them completely, but it’s certainly possible to reduce numbers and hopefully reduce the damage they’re doing.

Patricia31662213

I used to live in Kakadu National Park, where I became involved in the local “Toad Busters” group. We’d all go out at night with lidded buckets, and collect as many live toads as we could carry, then they were all sent to Darwin to be humanely euthanised. I’m not sure if there are still such groups around, but perhaps likeminded people in each town could start their own groups tp try to reduce numbers. I believe the Government stance on cane toads now is that there is nothing they can do and the toads are here to stay. I don’t know if it’s possible to eradicate them completely, but it’s certainly possible to reduce numbers and hopefully reduce the damage they’re doing.

Anonymous

Cane toad dislike salt water and I find spray bleach on them deters them away from house and as I dog and cat I keep their water in high up position i have seen a dog die with their poison.The Government needs to spend money on getting rid of them they were bought into the country for a purpose but this achieved nothing but being a pest.

Anonymous

I think the bounty is the best option. It could give people the option to make good money, save the environment and please the country by wiping out the population of cane toads in Australia. The bounty could be for ever just for the toads that get away and out of the sight of humans. If it was $1.50 a toad I would be up in queensland for suuure!!!!! Thanks guys

Anonymous

I think the bounty is the best option. It could give people the option to make good money, save the environment and please the country by wiping out the population of cane toads in Australia. The bounty could be for ever just for the toads that get away and out of the sight of humans. If it was $1.50 a toad I would be up in queensland for suuure!!!!! Thanks guys

Anonymous

The eradication of Cane Toads needs to be a nation wide initiative organised by the government. Yes small initiatives make a slight difference but as they are in such small numbers the amount of toads removed are easily reproduced in no time at all through their high rates of reproduction. The main focus should be on removing them before they reach sexual maturity.

shardaroba

Bounties don't seem to have had much of a long term effect in controlling pests in the past but I think the situation is so desperate we should try anything. We need to invest heavily in a biological control agent, but have to ensure no native frogs are affected. We don't want a repetition of the toad introduction disaster all over again!

Clint Marchant

When I lived in Qld. I found they have a cull night and everyone gets involved my first encounter with a Cane Toad I jumped on it a few times and it's guts came out it's mouth I thought that was it but half an hour later it swallowed it's guts and hopped away very tough, the best way I found was to put an old shopping bag on your hand grab the toad turn the bag inside out and put it in the freezer when rubbish day comes around put them in the bin

Anonymous

When I lived in Qld. I found they have a cull night and everyone gets involved my first encounter with a Cane Toad I jumped on it a few times and it's guts came out it's mouth I thought that was it...

Muffet says: I find putting them in the fridge is not my cuppa tea put them in hot water bucket with salt and them burn them. The crow is the only bird that eats a gland from them. I live near a river of salt and fresh water and they are here in droves even the crocs don't eat them. They are a problem to young children if they are not told about the effects of handling them they can cause to them Schools should be on a education program to rid the place of these horrible things. Can we start a movement to rid the toads?

jjdrer

Cane Toads also attack our food supplies, livestock and people's pets. I have seen them in Qld. and they are absolutely huge. Is there a way of trapping them ?? They are so big, strong and leap so far in one jump, so setting traps like we can rat traps wouldn't be successful. Baits would probably be eaten by wildlife, livestock and pets. Probably cause a lot of pollution to food sources too.
I wish there was an easy solution to this. They are gradually filtering into other the other States and Territories too which will make them harder to exterminate.

codge

put a bounty on them of say 50 cents a toad and they would be gone in 2 years.

Clint Marchant

put a bounty on them of say 50 cents a toad and they would be gone in 2 years.

codge, you got that right just look at S.A. they have a 5c return on alloy cans, you don't see many on the side of the road in S.A. money talks bullshit walks

snakewoman

Cane toads are so much more than a menace to our wildlife, they are threatening many of our snakes with extinction, along with other wildlife that eat the poisoned reptiles, etc,etc and are another great example of how our Govt and industries do not care about things they can not make money on.

As long as the canals remain uncovered, the lakes and dams not treated, there is no hope of stopping these vermin from covering the whole country within a few decades. They are well on their way to the top end as I type.

If only they produced oil hey..... ?

Anonymous

If there are to many yes they can be a menace. Your right we should do something about it before it becomes an even bigger problem than it already is.

s

put a bounty on them of say 50 cents a toad and they would be gone in 2 years.

They have come to NSW now and are at a waterway south of Sydney and they are actively trying to get rid of them before as you say the problem gets too big.

Anyone know of other places in NSW where they are trying to get rid of them?