Cane toads have enormous appetites, staggering breeding capabilities – females can produce up to 70,000 eggs a year – and they present a serious threat to native species and to pets.
So, this Thursday, Logan City Council is inviting locals to a short session that will teach you everything you need to know about cane toads, tadpole trapping and more.
Their original introduction in 1935 was to control agricultural pests. 102 cane toads were brought to Queensland in an attempt to control cane beetles which were decimating crops, but they proved ineffective. As the toad’s geographical range continues to expand, concern has increased about their detrimental environmental effects. The cane toad is now well established in 4 states and their numbers exceed 2 billion.
Logan has partnered up with Watergum’s Cane Toads in reducing cane toad numbers and provide a safer environment for our native species.
Introducing participants to a revolutionary new method of cane toad control that uses the toad’s own toxins against them. Lures made from toxic cane toad glands tempt tadpoles into traps that can catch upwards of 4,000 in one go.
Residents of the City of Logan who attend the session and have a dam/waterbody on their property may be eligible to join our citizen science trial to monitor how well the cane toad tadpole traps work.
To register, visit Eventbrite.
