As the cane toad continues its march across Australia, travelling up to 60 kilometres a year, it is not bad news for all animals in its path. Full story: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-04/native-animals-bouncing-back-after-cane-toad-havoc/8317384 | ABC Darwin

The biggest ever cane toad, which weighed in at a possible new world record of 2.7kg, as much as some newborn babies, has been found in Australia. | CGTNEurope

Love or hate them, Cane Toads have undoubtedly forced their way into the Australian psyche since 1935 when the Queensland Government brought them in to save the state’s sugar crop from the greyback beetle. The operation failed spectacularly – the beetle could fly, but unsurprisingly, the cane toad couldn’t! Still, the cane toad adapted beautifully to its new environment: it spread everywhere, ate everything and soon became a pest of plague proportions. 'Cane Toads – An Unnatural History,’ availa