Invasive species are always disruptive to the native wildlife in the ecosystems they take over. However, their impact on humans and domesticated animals is usually more indirect. An exception is the ...

Last year, Cynthia Berger tried for an autumn spinach harvest in her Pennsville, Pennsylvania, garden. The pests got there first. “It was slug city,” says Berger. The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned ...

Toads have taken over the world - for real. This isn't some horror movie I'm talking about. This is actually happening, people. Don't freak out, but toads have found their way onto six out of the ...

Sonoran Desert toads use a fascinating defense mechanism against predators—hallucinogenic toxins. But nature has found a way around it. Amphibians are remarkably resilient creatures. In the 300 ...

Behind a gate at the edge of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance in City Park is the Boreal Toad Conservation Center, a building colloquially known by zoo staff as the “Toad Barn.” Inside, awkward ...

BETHANIA “That weird frog guy.” That’s how High Point native Stan Lake proudly refers to himself sometimes — “that weird frog guy.” It may sound, well, weird, but how else would you describe an avowed ...

Western leopard toads have been listed as endangered since 2016. Andrew Turner, scientific manager for CapeNature, the ...

Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.