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Toads are old news in Queensland. They were introduced more than 80 years ago onto sugar cane farms to fight the beetles eating the cane crops.

But recently, they crossed the border into Western Australia and they’re having a devastating effect on the local wildlife.

In some areas in the Northern Territory, freshwater crocodile populations have dropped by as much as 80% and local volunteers in Kununurra (just over the NT border in WA) have been trying to hold off the hordes for years by picking up & killing as many toads as they can.

But are they fighting an unwinnable war?

The Kimberly Toad Busters are out on the Frontline a couple of nights a week (even on Saturday nights!).

Check out the story HERE.

Photos by Ruwan De Silva.