Large, toxic and voracious cane toads are being collected by hand in Taiwan in a bid to protect pets, wild animals and even humans on the island.
Volunteers from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society worked by flashlight to gather“We hope to minimize the impact brought by the invasive species by collecting them to protect our own local species,” volunteer Guava Tsai told NBC News via Facebook on Monday.Toads are considered good luck in the region, but the species, which measures up to 9 inches in length, is indigenous to South and Central America and has no natural predators on the island.
“It’s pretty awful stuff and a lot of dogs have been killed,” Rick Shine, a specialist in amphibians and reptiles at Macquarie University in Sydney, said of the toads' toxin. Feng Chen, another volunteer from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society, also warned of the animals’ toxicity.
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