By removing a gene to stunt cane toads at their tadpole stage, scientists hope they may have found a way to make the invader ...

Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane toad problem.

The dire wolf once roamed an American range that extended as far south as Venezuela and as far north as Canada, but not a ...

Scale of toad invasion is challenging There are currently upwards of 200 million cane toads in northern parts of Australia, and their numbers can multiply quickly — female toads lay up to 30,000 eggs ...

The cane toad’s transition from pest eater to invasive ... Handlers can monitor the female estrous cycles and separate the animals at key times or employ contraceptive implants that keep the ...