So far, no control efforts have been able to keep the toads in check, and they continue to wreak havoc on Australia’s native fauna. But researchers at the University of Sydney noticed that as tadpoles ...

Researchers from Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads if they remain in their pre-metamorphosis state.

“The most humane method is to put a tadpole trap in a water source,” he said. “If you want to euthanise cane toads, put them in a bag, put them in the fridge and then the freezer, be humane ...