The cane toad (Bufo marinus).

Localisation

SPREP LIBRARY

Auteur(s)

Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

Éditeur

Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

Année de publication:

2010

Lieu de publication

Australia

Numéro d'appel

[EL]

Type de contenu

Factsheet

Langue

English

Identifiant de dossier:

591

Ancien numéro d'identification PEIN:

82332

Notes générales

4 page fact sheet on Bufo marinus now called Rhinella marina, Genus species; Further information on the Caring for our Country initiative is available at: www/business-plan/10-11/index. html For further information on Australian Government policy on cane toads go to: www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/ ferals/cane-toads.html or contact:
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 Phone: 1800 803 772 Email: InvasiveSpecies@environment.gov.au Web site: www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/ invasive/index.html

Disponible en ligne

Rubrique(s) thématique(s)

Invasive species

Résumé

4 page Fact sheet provides general information to background history, disribution, behavior, description of Cane Toad in different life stages, why they are invasive pest, and control actvities; The Australian Government cane toad commitment is providing more than $2 million over two years (2008-09 to 2009-10) to reduce the impacts of cane toads and to develop a national cane toad plan. Through these investments under the Caring for our County initiative, the Government is continuing to assist with funding for ground-control work, as well as research and development of sustainable control measures. In 2009-10, the Government provided over $1 million for community-based control activities and research to reduce cane toad numbers.

Étiquette(s)

rhinella marina