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Scientists Create Gene-Edited "Peter Pan" Cane Toads to Curb Invasive Species in Australia
Australian researchers are turning to bioengineering to tackle the invasive cane toad crisis. A new gene-edited "Peter Pan" toad, designed to stay juvenile and never mature, could help control the species by preying on its own siblings.
Plans are underway to release these modified toads into the wild, where they’re expected to limit population growth from within. While counterintuitive, this self-limiting approach aims to disrupt the relentless spread of the pests without introducing new toxins or predators.

#Bioengineering #InvasiveSpecies #Conservation #ScienceNews #Australia

abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0

ABC News · Gene-edited 'Peter Pan' cane toad that never grows up created to eat its siblings, control invasive speciesBy Peter de Kruijff

My beaver lino block print is hand printed on delicate, translucent, handmade Japanese paper with a deckle edge. This is a North American beaver (Castor canadensis), symbol of Canada. 🇨🇦

April 7 is International Beaver Day. While a species of “least concern” according to the IUCN Red List of mammals, numbers of North American beavers have been literally decimated since colonization. 🧵1/2

After reading about bee death in southern Sweden and in the US, this article about Romania haystacks felt extra important. I can imagine it is all bleepin' hard work, but I think we need a bit more - or a lot more - entymology love in the world.

"Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?" From The Guardian's The Age of Extinction series.

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?By Phoebe Weston