Reports of cane toads on K’gari can be used to help us improve our surveillance and control efforts, to protect the island.
ToadScan is a free community resource for recording and mapping observations of cane toads in our local area. The information we record can be used to identify areas for coordinating control of cane toads and can help us assess our efforts to remove cane toads from the island. Anyone can record:
- Sightings of cane toads (including adults, juveniles, eggs or tadpoles),
- Impacts of cane toads (such as dead native wildlife), and
- Control activities*, like hand collection of cane toads or cane toad tadpole trapping within the townships.
*Note: Control activities for cane toads in the K’gari National Park or on Unallocated State Land require a permit or agreement from the relevant authority.
ToadScan is part of the National FeralScan project. People can record cane toad observations via the website, or directly via the FeralScan Pest Animal Reporter Mobile App (Free download from Apple or Google).
Members of K’gari Cane Toad Watch who register their details in ToadScan can collaborate to document the scale of the problem across the island. Simply visit the ToadScan website for more information, or contact the FeralScan Coordinator, Peter West, on 0407 622 191 or email feralscan@feralscan.org.au.
Article contributed by Peter West, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
