Toad Impacts

Toads close to the WA border

In Qld and the NT cane toad infestation has caused the local extinction of animals like quolls, fresh water crocodiles, goannas and elapid snakes. Once cane toads colonise an area native frog populations drop sharply. This and many longer term consequences of infestation have yet to be fully understood. What we do know is that the news is bad.

Cane Toad invasion will be traumatic for WA's unique ecology. It will also have a serious impact on the State's fast growing nature tourism industry. Tourism is worth $3.6billion to WA, much of it tied to the perception of our environments being intact. Tourism WA's $1.3 million "Real Thing" ad campaign must be made real by action which protects the asset it promotes. We must take steps to prevent WA becoming as blighted by toads as Qld and the NT. In simple commercial terms we must preserve our point of difference. If ever there was a mutual link between the economy and the environment this is it.

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