The Western Australia State Government has announced funding for the first phase of a Toad Containment Zone, a collaborative project involving traditional owners, rangers, pastoralists and scientists. 

Experts like Curtin University’s Professor Ben Phillips, say The “toad-break” zone is devoid of the water cane toads need to survive, and will stop them from infiltrating WA’s Pilbara region… protecting its 27 million hectares of Indigenous cultural heritage and native wildlife.

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First aired on The Wire, Friday 19 July 2024