❓ Reports on community responses to cane toad awareness campaign, noting misidentification of native frogs and emphasizing the threat of hitchhiking toads. The government expresses satisfaction with public vigilance.
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Two telephone calls have been made to the cane toad number 1800 084 881, subsequent to the announcement of the discovery of a cane toad by 2 local residents walking their dog outside the Kununurra Town caravan park on 14 September 2006. The calls were from Parkerville and Ferndale and were determined to be regarding native frog species. The Government is happy with the high level of community awareness about toads which has been facilitated by supportive media coverage of the threats they pose to Western Australia. It is inevitable that some people will express concern about animals we can identify as frogs. We would rather that those people who are in doubt ask the question rather than ignore what could be a toad. The Kununurra find again emphasises that hitch hiking toads are the most immediate threat to Western Australia of further cane toads. Everyone in the community needs to be vigilant if we are to prevent them establishing new colonies.
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28 September 2006
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Minister for the Environment
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Two telephone calls have been made to the cane toad number 1800 084 881, subsequent to the announcement of the discovery of a cane toad by 2 local residents walking their dog outside the Kununurra Town caravan park on 14 September 2006. The calls were from Parkerville and Ferndale and were determined to be regarding native frog species. The Government is happy with the high level of community awareness about toads which has been facilitated by supportive media coverage of the threats they pose to Western Australia. It is inevitable that some people will express concern about animals we can identify as frogs. We would rather that those people who are in doubt ask the question rather than ignore what could be a toad. The Kununurra find again emphasises that hitch hiking toads are the most immediate threat to Western Australia of further cane toads. Everyone in the community needs to be vigilant if we are to prevent them establishing new colonies.
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