An animal hunt is going on in this region of South Australia for a potential killer. It breeds prolifically and being opportunistic consumes both living AND dead matter, destroying many native species. And it is poisonous, secreting a toxin which can kill if ingested. And over the past week in a
nearby set of lakes, vigilantes have been going out at night armed with torches and clubs to round up and destroy the beasties.
I'm talking, of course, about the
cane toad.
There is even a
cane toad sighting website they are so reviled.
Now before you scoff at the safari-like antics of the locals, doing some
reading reveals their alarm does have good reason. But it is a funny thought of what our intrepid hunters must look like.
- Farmer Ted
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