#evasivespecies — Public Fediverse posts

Not new, but still brilliant. Nature adapts — and fast. Australia’s native water rats, also known as #rakali have figured out how to safely eat deadly #canetoads by surgically removing and feasting only on their hearts.
#nature #adaptation #australia #evasivespecies

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/australian-water-rats-cut-cane-toads-open-with-surgical-precision-to-feast-on-their-hearts

Dogs are being unleashed on #KangarooIsland Dudley Peninsula to get rid of #feralcats, which kill native wildlife and spread diseases in sheep. They're the latest tool in one of the world's most ambitious and high tech feral cat eradication programs. Only a couple of hundred cats left it's hoped an attack on all fronts this year could almost wipe them out. #evasivespecies #eradication #SouthAustralia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukJY3fjWzyA

How One Cane Toad Disrupted An Entire Ecosystem—And Ignited A Yearly Purge

#evasivespecies #australia #canetoads

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/10/30/how-one-toad-disrupted-an-entire-ecosystem-and-ignited-a-yearly-purge/

We can’t eradicate deadly #canetoads – but there’s a way to stop them killing #wildlife.
Australia can claim more than its fair share of environmental blunders, but the introduction of cane toads in 1935 surely ranks as one of the worst. #evasivespecies

https://theconversation.com/we-cant-eradicate-deadly-cane-toads-but-theres-a-way-to-stop-them-killing-wildlife-224744

The #fish that could bring #SnowyHydro to a permanent stop #evasivespecies

https://michaelwest.com.au/the-fish-that-could-bring-snowy-hydro-to-a-permanent-stop/

A #canetoad so huge it was nicknamed 'Toadzilla' has been found in #Queensland. The mammoth creature weighed almost three kilograms - almost as much as a brick. #evasivespecies

https://www.9news.com.au/national/cane-toad-toadzilla-queensland-conway-national-park/cd375336-33ab-43a2-9af2-780c5d3433f5