Army plea as toxic toads march on

Officials in Western Australia have called for the army to be deployed to stop an invasion of cane toads.

The toxic amphibians have spread in plague-like numbers across tropical Australia since being introduced to the country in the 1930s.

They were first brought to Australia from Hawaii to eradicate cane beetles, but they have had a devastating impact on native wildlife.

There could be as many as 100 million cane toads in tropical Australia.

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