In 1935, Australia introduced cane toads to control pests; now an A$28 million project aims to modify 685 infrastructure items across 7,500 square kilometres to stop the invasive animals reaching the Pilbara
- Cane toadPhoto credit: CanvaAustralia’s attempt to solve one pest problem in 1935 created another that has spread across the country for nearly a century.
- Cane toads were introduced to control beetles in Queensland’s sugar cane fields, but they became one of the nation’s most damaging invasive species.
- Now, a A$28 million partnership involving Curtin University, Rio Tinto and the Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture is trying to prevent them from reaching Western Australia’s Pilbara, one of the country’s most ecologically significant regions.
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- Cane toadPhoto credit: CanvaAustralia’s attempt to solve one pest problem in 1935 created another that has spread across the country for nearly a century.
- Cane toads were introduced to control beetles in Queensland’s sugar cane fields, but they became one of the nation’s most damaging invasive species.
- Now, a A$28 million partnership involving Curtin University, Rio Tinto and the Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture is trying to prevent them from reaching Western Australia’s Pilbara, one of the country’s most ecologically significant regions.
Sources: Times of India