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“Cane Toads”

The Cane toads are doing a fine job of breeding out of control.

During the late 1920's and early 1930's, Australia 's sugar industry had a big problem, the cane beetle. Apparently, this insect spends its early life as a grub chewing on sugar cane roots, then develops into a beetle that also burrows. To combat this pest the Australians imported one hundred and two cane toads.

Since the beetles are either flying or living underground, they seldom fall victim to a hungry cane toad. The amphibians, finding themselves out of work and with nothing else to do, started making little toads and expanding their living habitats.

The Toad Population Limiters (TPL) are some active children and adults of all ages in our Mataranka

Community and are already collecting large numbers of

Cane Toads. We encourage everyone to participate in this event. We would like

as many people possible to try to catch as many Cane Toads as they can. (Last

year the already active TPL’s collected over 3 thousand Cane toads) .

Please complete the follow Cane Toad collection sheet for each 3 month period and hand to Thynne or Bradley for data collection purposes.

For more details contact; Bradley Lewis :89754884 The best and most humane way to dispose of the Cane toads is to freeze them. They can be used as compost for new plantings, but remember, if you are the owner of a dog, be sure to bury them deep. Thynne MacFarlane:89754824/89710830

The best and most humane way to dispose of the Cane toads is to freeze them. They can be used as compost for new plantings, but remember, if you are the owner of a dog, be sure to bury them deep.