Cane toads, also called bufo toads, have glands on their shoulders that release a thick, creamy poison that can be deadly to ...
It also means an influx of an invasive frog species known as cane toads. Most active during the summer months, cane toads are ...
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How crocodiles were taught to stop eating deadly toxic cane toadsInvasive cane toads have decimated native freshwater crocodile populations in northern Australia, as the predators don't know ...
Scientists in Australia have come up with an unusual plan to save freshwater crocodiles that keep dying after eating invasive ...
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Scientists plan to use 'waterless barrier' to prevent droves of invasive animals from reaching vulnerable habitat: 'We've got this amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ...This invasive species has already contributed to the nation's biodiversity crisis and threatens many native and keystone species that are culturally and environmentally significant. Scientists plan to ...
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Crocodiles baited with 'nausea-inducing chemical' to prevent them from eating toxic, invasive toadThe scientists baited the crocodiles with dead cane toads that had the toxin removed, but added a "nausea-inducing chemical" ...
The aquatic reptiles cannot resist eating invasive toads that are toxic, so scientists gave the crocodiles a dose of ...
After tasting nausea-inducing toad butts, crocodiles in Australia learned to avoid the poisonous live version. Crocodile deaths dropped by 95 percent.
Scientists from Macquarie University working with Bunuba Indigenous rangers and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation ...
Source: Richard Fisher, via Wikimedia Commons. To protect freshwater crocodiles from deadly invasive cane toads, scientists ...
New research shows taste-aversion therapy helps hundreds of freshwater crocodiles avoid poisoning by cane toads spreading ...
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