Cane toads kill Caribbean animals

[Deku]

BBC News (London, UK) June 9th, 2010 02:43 AM: Cane toads kill Caribbean animals

Cane toads, one of the world's most destructive invasive species, have started killing native wildlife outside of Australia.
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Uhh not in the carribbean. I used to live in puertorico for 13 years. I never wittnessed an animal be killed by a cane toad. Even dogs just didnt approach them. Little kids never approach them. Our mothers gave us a folk tale so we wouldnt "play" with them and possibly get poisoned. Ever hear "toads and frogs give you warts"? That would be what our parents used to tell us, and pretty much everyone elses parents. The only creatures that may eat the cane toads would be a black snake I saw over there once. I think it wa ssome sort of ratsnake. But yeah, I can assure you in places like puertorico the cane toads arent actually killing anything. Not even dogs, after a while t hey learn NOT to bother them. Because we ourselves took our time to teach em.

[Kurt]

Did you read the article?

[Deku]

Did you read the article?

*cough* uhh... errr.. uhh no? xD I didnt wanna hear stuff about killing cane toads. D; beautiful toads should not be mutilated. Or I thought it was. xD

[Kurt]

The article said that a boa in Jamaica is dying off trying to feed on cane toads.

[Deku]

The article said that a boa in Jamaica is dying off trying to feed on cane toads.

Oops sorry. I kinda re-read the "aussie cane toad" article at some site. Got pretty upset what people are resulting to do. Killing em for fun. Sick b@$T@Rds Dx

[Iratus ranunculus]

Oops sorry. I kinda re-read the "aussie cane toad" article at some site. Got pretty upset what people are resulting to do. Killing em for fun. Sick b@$T@Rds Dx

It is necessary. They are Everywhere. Think this through. They breed in large numbers and even their tadpoles are toxic. Just about every fish, insect, snake, small lizard, bird etc that eats animal prey LOVES tadpoles. Do the math.

The government does not have the resources do eradicate them humanely. The only thing that can be done is to encourage people to go out with golf clubs etc

[Ebony]

I hear you Deku.

I dont think doing it with gulf clubs is OK at all. Whats that teaching Children. These frogs are still animals that unfortunately are causing havoc but there's got to be a better way.