As America Marks 250 Years, This Toad Is Vanishing. Can Texas Save It?

As America marks 250 years since its founding, the Houston toad found only in Texas is struggling for survival and getting help from state and federal officials.

Why Did the Golden Toad Vanish from Its Cloud Forest Overnight?

Golden toads never spent a lot of time in the open, but no one expected them to disappear altogether. These strikingly ...

Zoo reaches historic milestone for Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts with more than 12,000 tadpoles

Behind the scenes at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a record-breaking conservation milestone is helping secure the future of one of ...

More than 1 million Houston toad eggs released at Bastrop State Park

After 1 million Houston toad eggs were released at Bastrop State Park, we look back at efforts to save Texas toads, horned ...

Snake dies after trying to eat toxic Great Plains toad, toad is unimpressed

A Reddit post is getting attention for its brutal simplicity: A snake appears to have died while trying to eat a Giant Plains ...
The Conversation

We’ve cracked the cane toad genome, and that could help put the brakes on its invasion

We and our international colleagues have deciphered the genetic code of the cane toad. The complete sequence, published today in the journal GigaScience, will help us understand how the toad can ...
Polygon

A celebration of Toad, for no real reason at all

Imagine waking up one morning to find that one of your favorite Nintendo characters — say, Toad — is being discussed at length on social media. That would be a pretty good morning! It’s the sort of ...