Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including domestic pets.

Invasive species are always disruptive to the native wildlife in the ecosystems they take over. However, their impact on ...

Veterinarians are sounding the alarm for pet owners to watch out for toxic cane toads as the rainy season continues.

Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus. April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot. Nile monitors ...

Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus. April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The ...

Florida made it illegal to possess a Nile monitor in 2021. This map from EDDMapS shows a concentration of Nile monitor sightings and captures along the C-51 Canal, and south along the E-2 Canal in ...