Dog-sized toad

By at 10:14 am Tuesday, Mar 27

This massive cane toad, 15-inches long and weighing in at almost two pounds, was captured in Darwin, Australia by a group called Frogwatch. The group seeks and destroys non-native toxic toads that are apparently wreaking havoc on Australia's ecosystem. From the Associated Press:
Content Articles 2007 03 27 Ap Science D8O4E0Go0 "We kill them with carbon dioxide gas, stockpile them in a big freezer and then put them through a liquid fertilizer process" that renders the toads nontoxic, (Frogwatch coordinator Graeme) Sawyer said.

"It turns out to be sensational fertilizer," he added.
Link (via Fortean Times)

Previously on BB:
• Cane Toad accessories Link
• Hallucinogenic toads sold in breeding pairs Link
• Flying dead toad used to smuggle SIM cards into Bangkok prison Link

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