What is australia doing about their invasion?
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Cane toads are a national problem. Since their release, cane toads have dispersed across northern and eastern Queensland, the top end of the Northern Territory and they have recently arrived in northern WA. They are also present in northern NSW and their dispersal along flooded creek lines in the arid south-west of Queensland has raised concern that the toads will eventually spread to South Australia via river systems such as the Cooper.
In April 2005, the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads were listed as a Key Threatening Process under the EPBC Act (Department of the Environment and Heritage 2005). The reasoning for this was that the northern quoll could become further threatened as a result of the cane toad. Also, the ornamental snake and the green and golden bell frog were identified as threatened species likely to be adversely affected by the arrival of cane toads.
The Australian Government is currently preparing a national cane toad plan under the EPBC Act. The plan will address the impacts of cane toads on native species and ecological communities. In addition, community ground-control work and research projects on cane toads have been funded under the Caring for our Country initiative.
In April 2005, the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads were listed as a Key Threatening Process under the EPBC Act (Department of the Environment and Heritage 2005). The reasoning for this was that the northern quoll could become further threatened as a result of the cane toad. Also, the ornamental snake and the green and golden bell frog were identified as threatened species likely to be adversely affected by the arrival of cane toads.
The Australian Government is currently preparing a national cane toad plan under the EPBC Act. The plan will address the impacts of cane toads on native species and ecological communities. In addition, community ground-control work and research projects on cane toads have been funded under the Caring for our Country initiative.