This week's question: The Sonoran desert toad, whose secretions have psychedelic properties when dried and smoked, is being hunted to near-extinction by trappers who sell the amphibians' slime to ...

Invasive cane toads are poisoning pets in Florida backyards, prompting experts to warn residents about the potentially deadly ...

As if these warty invaders weren’t annoying enough already, now they’re rapidly evolving longer legs, enabling the species to ...

While impressive, the haul underscores what experts have long warned — the invasive pest continues to choke ecosystems and ...

Despite its widespread biodiversity, Australia holds an unenviable record when it comes to wildlife: the highest mammalian ...

Field work is underway near Broome where researchers are deliberately breeding the invasive cane toad as part of a strategy to protect native wildlife.

From alligator-eating snakes and venomous fish to poisonous toads and New Yorkers, Florida is the land of invasive species. Over the last century, creatures have swam, slithered, crawled—or, in many ...

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.

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 ...

Cane toads are an invasive species in Florida that secrete a milky-white toxin called bufotoxin, which can be deadly to pets. Cane toads can be distinguished from native toads by their large size, ...