Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Cane Toad is natively found in Southern United States, Central America\u00a0 and in the tropical regions of South America.\u00a0 The population of Cane Toads are healthy and even manageable in their natural range, however, residents of Australia can be sure to tell you what happens when you introduce a new species into the ecosystem.\u00a0 The Cane Toad was introduced in Australia to help with controlling a beetle population.\u00a0 Needless to say the 3000 or so toads did very well in their new enviornment and now have a population in the millions.\u00a0 They are now considered a pest and the Australian Government is spending money trying to eradicate or control the populations.\u00a0 Just one more example why you don’t mess with Mother Nature.<\/p>\n
Cane Toad Fast Fact – <\/strong>Although this particular toad is also referred to as the Marine Toad they have very little to do with the water.\u00a0 These toads are mainly terrestrial and only head to the freshwater to breed.\u00a0 So where did this name come from? I have no idea but I am willing to listen to some suggestions.<\/p>\nAnother week of Wild Facts is in the book.\u00a0 Be sure to check back in on Monday for a new Fact.\u00a0 Enjoy the weekend, no matter how long it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is there anything sweeter than a Friday before the long weekend?\u00a0 Well, I guess only the folks celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend will be able to answer that question.\u00a0 There is something nice about an old fashioned Thanksgiving with a warm house full of your favourite relatives and the aroma of turkey and stuffing arousing your taste buds.\u00a0 Meanwhile football is on in the living room with the guys huddled around cheering for whatever team they bet on.\u00a0 Like I said, there is something nice about an old fashioned Thanksgiving.\u00a0 I was going to do a Wild Fact that had a <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1242,1239,1243,1241,1240,4025,461],"yoast_head":"\n
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