With every year that goes by the cane toad, an introduced species is endangering more and more of Australia's native animals. Yet, no effort has been made to stop this animal from doing so. Evidence shows that if there is no attempt to stop the cane toad, within a period of thirty-six months many of these native animals will be gone forever.

The cane toad was introduced to Queensland to help with an environmental problem, however this was a big mistake. The cane toad originated in Central and South America. Taken to Hawaii, it did well in keeping down a beetle that damaged Sugarcane crops. Queensland had the same problem. So on the recommendation of government scientists the toad was introduced as a biological control of the cane beetle. They were released near Cairns in 1933. The cane toads were thought to be a cheap means of controlling the...