CANE TOADS; It is still a clear memory when there was public concern that Cane Toads may travel from Queensland into the Northern Territory. Politicians of the day made extraordinarily ignorant statements. Politicians are still making statements that clearly illustrate that they don’t have a bloody clue how serious and devastating to Australian wildlife that THEY, through inaction have allowed the Cane Toads to become! Governments, State, Territory, and Federal, have not taken any positive steps. It is the Classic, TOO LITTLE TOO LATE! Reptiles, carnivorous mammals, meat eating birds, throughout the Top End, have all had their populations decimated from the deadly toxins in the body of the Cane Toads.
Last Friday’s rain put water in a waterhole close to our camp, and this morning the entire area surrounding the waterhole was covered by baby Cane Toads. The baby toads about one centimetre long, on a rough average were 10/12 toads per square metre! Thousands at least, more likely millions, and no significant predators that I am aware of, means there is potential for ALL OF THEM, to become egg laying Cane Toad factories! AND THAT WAS ONE LITTLE WATERHOLE!
Very worrying is that scenario, has been our experience across all the wetlands the last three years.