Inquiry needed to prevent the next cane toad
3 June, 2014
Australia’s quarantine system is failing to keep out very damaging environmental invaders and our federal parliament should be seeking to determine why that is.
Australia’s quarantine system is failing to keep out very damaging environmental invaders and our federal parliament should be seeking to determine why that is.
In June 2014 a resident of Sunbury in Victoria found an Asian black-spined toad sitting in their dog’s waterbowl. If biosecurity staff find more toads of the same species Victoria could have a major catastrophe on its hands.
Australia’s quarantine system is failing to keep out very damaging environmental invaders and our federal parliament should be seeking to determine why that is.
In June 2014 a resident of Sunbury in Victoria found an Asian black-spined toad sitting in their dog’s waterbowl. If biosecurity staff find more toads of the same species Victoria could have a major catastrophe on its hands.
Australia’s quarantine system is failing to keep out very damaging environmental invaders and our federal parliament should be seeking to determine why that is.
In June 2014 a resident of Sunbury in Victoria found an Asian black-spined toad sitting in their dog’s waterbowl. If biosecurity staff find more toads of the same species Victoria could have a major catastrophe on its hands.
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The Invasive Species Council was formed in 2002 to seek stronger laws, policies and programs to protect nature from harmful pests, weeds and diseases.
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