Australia Imported 2,400 Toads to Save Its Crops—Now 200 Million of Them are an Unstoppable Disaster

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...
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From Pest Control to Plague: The Rise of Australia’s Cane Toads

Australia imported cane toads in 1935 to save sugarcane, but the plan failed and became one of the country’s worst ecological ...
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Habitat Loss Soars: Australia OKs Equivalent of 10 Sydney Harbours for Threatened Species Destruction

The Australian Conservation Foundation (AFC) conducted an analysis revealing that the federal government approved more than ...
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Quarry Hill Nature Center feeds your natural curiosity

Quarry Hill Nature Center is located in Quarry Hill Park at 701 Silver Creek Road NE, Rochester. The center is open all year, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays and ...

Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo works to save endangered Puerto Rican crested toads

The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha is partnering with Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom to protect the endangered Puerto Rican ...
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Everglades ‘Dirty Dozen’ – New additions coming to the Florida list

The state is focusing on animals doing the most harm. Ones taken off the 'Dirty Dozen' list include chameleons and the Cuban ...

Nature’s Giants: The Heaviest Animals in the Animal Kingdom

The gaur, found in southern and southeast Asia, is the largest of these cattle, and a large gaur bull sometimes weighs as ...