JSTOR ( September 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. You may also find this guide to controlling cane toads helpful.This article needs additional citations for verification. Visit the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) website for instructions on humane euthanasia of toads. While cane toads are pest animals they deserve humane treatment and to be euthanized quickly and appropriately.

Record your cane toad sighting using the Toad Scan App.

Get involved in regular cane toad busting.

You can visit the IndigiScapes Community Native Nursery for expert advice on the best plants to choose. Create a barrier around your pond using dense sedges, shrubs and grass to stop the cane toads breeding.

Toads don’t climb or jump very well, in fact they don’t jump higher than 50cm.

Don’t have free standing water around your home.

Here are some simple actions you can take to reduce cane toads on your property: How you can prevent and control cane toads on your property They successfully adapted to Australian conditions and spread throughout News South Wales, Western Australian and the Northern Territory.Ĭane toads have no legal requirement for control as they are not listed as a restricted pest under the Biosecurity Act 2014.įor more information about cane toads visit the Queensland Government website.

Cane toads ( Rhinella marina) were introduced to Queensland in 1935 to help control the cane beetle.

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