Cane toad strategy for Western Australia 2014 to 2019

Abstract

The new Plan of Action has been developed following evaluation of the Cane Toad Strategy for Western Australia: 2009-2019. Some actions in the original strategy are working well and have been retained, some have been successfully completed, while others have been modified in response to better information. Some proposals in the original Cane Toad Strategy—such as the use of parasitic lungworms to slow or reduce cane toad populations, fencing to exclude cane toads from critical habitat and creating additional checkpoints to minimise satellite populations—were thoroughly investigated but found not to be useful long-term management options. The new Plan of Action recognises where resources can be best focused