The Great Toad Muster ‘Save the Kimberly from the Cane Toad’
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 19:54
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Tim HJ61 (WA)
I've come across this that might interest travellers heading to
Timber Creek. I'm not involved, just came across it.
23rd September – 31st October
Timber Creek, NT
Volunteers are needed for (any part of) this
unique event. Registration is essential! We will
provide fuel, food,
camp sites and training at
Timber Creek. Self-contained travellers with
remote area experience preferred.
To register call 1300 788 735
Reply By: Footloose - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 20:01
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 20:01
I could send em a few as samples ...LOL
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Reply By: The Explorer - Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 20:06
Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 at 20:06
Stopping them is an ongoing project - for obvious reasons...all info here
www.stopthetoad.com/
Cheers
Greg
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 02:35
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 02:35
Boy, what an ecological nightmare.
We were up the top end in May, 2001 and the buggers had reached
Mataranka.
I seem to remember reading about a new "parasite" trial being carried out at present which apparently only targets the Cane Toad.
Yea, right!!!
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Reply By: Keith_A (Qld) - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 08:23
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 08:23
In
Brisbane, several years back, they were a plague.
Now, you hardly ever see one.
There may be pockets of them in some areas of
Brisbane, but over the last 3 years I would only have seen 3-4 in total, in my yard (which is near a
creek).
One suggestion is that the local wildlife works out how to kill/eat them and avoid the poison areas. Recall the quote from Jurassic
Park ' 'Nature finds a way'.
(wish it would work for Carp in our river systems).
Anyway - a good excuse to get into the NT ranges.......Keith
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Follow Up By: F4Phantom - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 09:11
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 09:11
I was also going to add that although the toads are an environmental disaster there is some not good, but average news coming out from areas hit a while back. And that is, the local fauna have adapted. Survival of the smartest did work. Initially a percentage of goanas and other animals did die, but the others learned and the
population has stabilised keeping exsisting animals alive but perhaps in lesser numbers. If you think about it, exsisting animals once adapted too, over time, when they were all introduced and it seems the toads will go the same way. I hope they can kill the lot (along with pigs, foxes, camels, rabbits, rats and all the rest) but I seriously doubt they ever do. Even if they get 99% of them then rest, the
population will grow back. One thing which will help, is if we continue to chop all our trees down, make the cournty drier and eventaully it will be a desert. The frogs will then die out.
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 08:53
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 08:53
What an excellent idea!
Just a little sad that, in keeping with our rules and regulations society - which so many seem to support, you require two official permits (from different bodies) and a training course about cattle stations before you can collect cane toads - no surprise there really....
Mike Harding
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Reply By: Gerhardp1 - Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 17:52
Friday, Oct 20, 2006 at 17:52
While on the subject of these beasties, if you haven't seen the movie you'll probably find it pretty good.
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