Since their introduction in 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina) have become one of Australia’s most notorious invasive species, profoundly impacting native ecosystems. Research over recent decades has ...

The renewed push comes as concerned conservationists warn that populations of the invasive pest have reached plague ...

The 'Peter Pan' tadpoles have voracious appetites for their fellow hatchlings and toad eggs. Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane ...

Authorities launch an independent review of Australia's national fire ant eradication program to evaluate the country's fight ...

A five-year government plan to stop the alarming spread of a feral animal species in one Australian state appears to be dramatically failing. A new aerial survey indicates fallow deer numbers have ...

Australia is notorious for its critters. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) one of the continent's aquatic residents has surfaced in a Texas pond. Three specimens of Cherax ...

Curtin University research has revealed that high densities of European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees' fitness by reducing their reproductive success and altering key traits ...

South American cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help eradicate native beetles that were destroying sugar cane crops. The toads didn’t care much for the beetles, but they did spread ...

An invasive threat is reaching “plague proportions” in parts of Melbourne’s southeast, leaving residents fuming as they continue to fend the destructive pests off their properties. Locals living in ...

Australian moths and butterflies are unintentionally invading New Zealand after being blown off course by strong winds and ...