Cane toads are everywhere in Queensland, especially in the Burdekin, and with the breeding season upon us action needs to be taken to remove them. The Watergum Cane Toad Challenge is back again for this year’s Great Cane Toad Bust event with over 50,000 toads removed last year. They hope to match that number and even surpass it this season with your help.
Cane toads are prolific breeders producing up to 30,000 eggs at a time and can live up to 10 years. Being toxic in all stages of their life cycle, when ingested the toads’ skin and poison glands can kill many native animals. They also have a voracious appetite that will devour anything as they are extremely resourceful omnivores, easily destroying ecosystems.
The Great Toad Bust aims to put a stop to their spread, and one day remove them from Australia. You can register your efforts now and join the thousands trying to protect their own communities from this invasion.
The Watergum Cane Toad Challenge website has many helpful tips on how to trap and humanly euthanize the toads, and you can see how others are doing with the seasons total tally updating live.
Studies show control efforts like specialised traps, can remove up to 47% of cane toads from localised populations, which includes in the Burdekin region. If you want to help your local wildlife thrive again or to just keep your own farm’s dam clear from these pests, sign up today for the challenge and receive a free info pack and ID guide at Watergums website: watergum.org/greatcanetoadbust. Happy toad busting Burdekin!
Cane Toads are a big problem in Queensland and the Burdekin.
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