The work of the Community group Kimberley Toad Busters has clearly shown that by community involvement in controlling cane toad population numbers in a given area you minimise the chance of native predators attacking and consuming a toad, which in turn reduces the number of native animals dying as a the direct impact of the cane toad. Keeping toad numbers (adult and all breeding cycles) under control also helps the smaller insect eating native predators such as frogs, smaller skinks and lizards by reducing food competition. With cane toads capable of eating around 200 insects a night, uncontrolled numbers of cane toads increases food competition very quickly so the loss of smaller native species (full extent yet unknown) is probably quite significant (KTB research is supporting this conclusion). Kimberley Toad Busters field based research activities are primarily focussed on understanding the impacts of cane toads on wildlife and on developing ways to manage these impacts.

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KTB Biodiversity identification cards in a flip book 56M bytes	Click to show a larger version of the frontline movement of cane toads from the NT to WA since 2005	Teachers Resource File Flip Book 25 M Bytes

The West Austalian Governments reclassification of the cane toad as a pest

ABC Interview

The 2009 Parks and wildlife audit "concluded that in many areas threatened species were not being effectively protected and recovered and that the number of threatened species was rising with only a few species improving"
Eight years later, the auditor's new report is rife with criticisms about the department, inferring poor management practices and a failure to adopt necessary changes.

The Canberra Times.

Video by Robyn Chaplle MLC

Beautiful WA cane toads

Interview with Boonya Interview with Kevin Interview with JuJu documentary of the Kimberley Toad Busters KTB activites and news KTB research site   Dana Lyons "Cane toad muster"

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