Death to cane toads

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Originally Posted by wrinklearthur

Hi Ramblingboy42

Tassie has no Cane toads yet, so it is a bit awkward over here to obtain 5 million Cane toads to kill. :twisted:

Cheers Arthur

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WA, SA, VIC also have no cane toads, NSW also has very few south of the cane growing areas. So most of the population of 200m +/- 100m would need to be despatched by queenslanders. Including all tadpoles and eggs to stop them repopulating, and including all toads in inaccessable/impenetrable areas....



Karl - agree with all you have said, however - since no species have become extinct then they can repopulate if and when cane toads are eradicated (unlikely IMO).

WA especially has spent large amounts of money trying to keep toads out.

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This refers to manual eradication programs such as "toadbusters" in the kimberley.

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Originally Posted by environment.gov.au

The Australian Government has delivered funding to some of these groups through the Caring for our Country initiative as part of a $2 million commitment on cane toads. Independent assessment of these projects has shown no evidence that the spread of the toads has been slowed in the WA/NT border region.

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The federal government haven't contributed much, however the (WA) state government and the community have contributed large amounts of money, which has had no effect on toad populations or the spread of toads.


The bottom line is:
Whilst playing cricket or golf with toads is theraputic, don't fool yourself that you are having any influence on toad populations.

In cold winter areas like Ipswich and Toowoomba etc,they get severally knocked back by the low tempatures. I've seen a noticeable decline in my area,the same with the Asian Gecko.But all of this is no help what-so-ever to the north where it looks like a biological control is the only way but when.

We have introduced an English Cocker Spaniel to keep the Asian gecko and lizard population down.

We didn't plan it, but that's how its turning out.

:D

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Originally Posted by KarlB

I would suggest that the Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) is a species we need to be very concerned about. The attached paper (HOSKIN, C.J. (2010) The invasion and potential impact of the Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) in Australia. Austral Ecology) is worth a read on the issue.

Cheers
KarlB
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Swanson in 1974 commented on its ability to rapidly colonise in the top end and yet the paper attached is written in 2010? I remember catching individuals off brick crates in Eagle Farm circa 1980 and taking to the museum for a positive id, and they had no interest.I always find it amusing that a research paper about the impact potential of species seems to be written well after the horse has well and truly bolted and control is near impossible.Perhaps, if the assembled goverment funded academia sourced funding for research of the nature of the attached, rather than to ascertain how many times a Carphodactylus laevis tail will squeak once detached or how much cotton you can run off a Hypsilurus boydii's back, these problems may be identified before its too late to do anything.No offence intended, just my observation.Oh and as for H.frenatus looks like we are well and truly stuck with him as well, seems the toad taught us nothing.:angel:

So how do we have a crack at asian gecko's. I have found moretien has no effect, unless you use it like a flame thrower. The rubber thong is at least a two or three thump application for a successful kill; made all the harder as they are very fast and timid buggers.

Does anyone have a Gecko spray concoction like the cain toad mix?

Study finds fences thwart cane toad › News in Science (ABC Science)

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Originally Posted by F4Phantom

Study finds fences thwart cane toad › News in Science (ABC Science)

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Hi All
So fencing the cane toads from their favorite watering hole is the answer? ;)
Now to take this idea a step further, and they then will be making movies about the lonely, cane toad, fencer riding off into the sunset, singing " toad hide ". :wasntme:
Cheers Arthur

my favourite way to deal with them involves a can of brake cleaner and a lighter

Who remember Baz?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhco9_Z7Cw"]baz the toad [/ame]

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

WA, SA, VIC also have no cane toads.

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Kimberly area to Kununurra definitely now has cane toads. The WA government is trying to control their spread. The recent floods will help their spread, depending on where the water goes.