Australian Wildlife Health Network

Forum : Diseases and disease agents

Name	Date Of Event	Posted	Details
L Haynes		07/07/2008	Dead freshwater crocodiles in Australia's Northern Territory were once a rare sight. But since 2005, locals have witnessed mass die-offs. Researchers now say the toxic and invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) is to blame. Two surveys, in 2005 and 2007, suggested that the mass croc deaths have progressively moved inland from the mouth of Victoria River, at a pace that matches that of the cane toad invasion. Mike Letnic (University of Sydney) says a massive 77 percent of some populations of freshwater crocodiles have died since 2005. http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14221-australian-crocs-hit-by-cane-toad-wave-of-death.html
L Haynes		07/07/2008	Letnic et al (2008) Invasive cane toads (Bufo marinus) cause mass mortality of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) in tropical Australia. Biological Conservation http://www.sciencedirect.com/
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