Grey nomads are being urged to play their part in slowing the march of cane toads into the iconc Bungle Bungle ranges in WA’s Kimberley region.
The toxic creatures have become an all too common sight since first invading Purnlulu National Park four years ago.
One tour group leader, Paul Wainwright, told the ABC that if you walk six feet in the park then there’s another cane toad, and then there’s another three.
“It’s very disheartening and obviously it’s not just the Bungles but it’s a very special place,” he said. “We’re not seeing snake tracks around the camps and stuff so we’re concerned about the effect – as everyone should be.”
A number of toad ‘drop-off points’ have been
A cane toad drop-off point
installed in areas of Western Australia so that visitors can do their bit in combating the menace.
Corrin Everett, the program coordinator for the WA Cane Toad Initiative, told the ABC that one of the high priority areas in the park was Cathedral Gorge.
“We promote toad busting so if people are going walking through the National Park to collect toads if they see them,” Ms Everitt said. “We installed the drop-off points early last year and we keep putting more drop-off points in there so they have been used an awful lot and I think they’ve been very successful in putting out the message that we need people’s help to manage toads in the national park, we can’t do it just by ourselves.”
Experts hope native fauna which is most affected by toads and can learn to avoid the invading pests.
hi.i think any idea is good to help rid the country of these things. but will it help in the long run.im not sure really
the govt and csiro are possibly the best answer
Sorry Pete..
Not an Attack..
But what can CSIRO do to help out…. the last time they tried something they released a virus that did not help out that much[Rabbits]..
A drop off system is far better..
the quickest way I have found to get rid of cane toads is to spray them with Dettol (straight – not watered down). within minutes they are either dead or docile enough to be picked up, bagged and disposed of.