An invasive species expert has criticised an up-and-coming ABC documentary series that proposes Australians eat cane toads to eradicate the toxic amphibians.
In a first look of the ABC 's upcoming documentary Eat The Invaders , star presenter Tony Armstrong offers a"tasty solution" to Australia's burgeoning cane toad crisis, which threatens 75 species of Australian lizards, crocodiles and freshwater turtles.
"This is something the Invasive Species Council raised with the makers of the show back when it was just a concept. Unfortunately, our biology-based message was not so delicious. "Our place is crawling with cane toads. I had visions of corralled toads among tiny fences and a fancy new sign on the front gate to our cane-toad stud farm,"environment reporter Nick Kilvert wrote in 2020.
According to the Brisbane City Council, they can cause toxic illness or death to humans if venom is ingested or if their venom enters a human's eye. The Invasive Species Council raised its concerns with the show when it was a concept and before any production had began, however it plowed ahead with the series.
She also said she wouldn't be surprised, if the show fails to include warnings about invasive species that the Council requested be included, despite discussions with the series director.
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