TOADBUSTERS

The great toad muster is in progress with some 25 volunteers rounding up lots of the nasty little critters:

Almost 50,000 cane toads have been destroyed within two weeks on a Northern Territory cattle station near the WA border, says a group fighting the pests.

Those thinking of traveling north to join in the fun need to be aware that using toads for cricket or golf is forbidden: caught toads are euthanised with carbon dioxide. Anybody got any firecrackers?