Cane toads are on the march and heading for the Kimberley.
Environs Kimberley has joined other environmentalists, tourism operators, government officials, scientists, growers and others in trying to stop these creatures from invading WA.
Cane toads are responsible for causing local extinctions in the NT and Queensland of the northern quoll and some species of goanna. They are harmful to most native animals including freshwater crocodiles, snakes, frogs and birds.
The Kimberley is the only part of northern Australia still free from cane toads. We want to keep it that way and call on the Federal Government to work with the governments of WA and the NT to implement a trapping program that may stop the cane toad from reaching the Ord River by the coming wet season.
You can get involved by buying ‘shares’ in a cane toad trap from EK. All monies raised will go towards the purchase of traps that will be set on the NT side of the border. Contact EK for further details or visit us at the Broome Courthouse Markets every Saturday morning if you can.
More:
Cane Toad Identity Kit, Frogwatch, NT
Cane Toad News, Environs Kimberley Bulletin, June 2005
Northern Habitat Newsletter, June 2005
Kununurra Cane Toad Forum Report, 19-20 March, 2005
A Tourism Nightmare – a discussion paper by Russell Gueho, Northern Habitat, March 2004
Cane Toad Links on EK website