Comments on: What Can Stop the Cane Toad’s Onslaught in Australia? A Cold Snap.

By: Wombat

Wombat — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:39:30 +0000

That’s a decent idea High School Girl, but if we took that approach then you could also immunise yourself against cyanide.

By: High School Girl

High School Girl — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:56:25 +0000

If it’s the poison these toads secrete that makes them so dangerous, then have they tried making antibodies for it yet? To make antivenom for snake bites, scientists injected nonlethat amounts of venom into horses so they would make antibodies to fight the venom. The horses eventually became immune and humans used the process of injecting venom into themselve to gain immunity as well. Could a similar technique be used to aquire immunity or at least an antivenom in reguard to Cane Toads? Is the toad’s poison very different from snake venom? Could they immunize local species? Would the immunization be passed on to offspring if successful?

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:07:35 +0000

“The only thing that can save Canadian Pine forests from dessimation by the Pine Beatles is a long period of very cold weather in the winter months.” Sound familiar? Some times I wish the V-8 engine for cars had never been invented, other times the sound of a jet plane taking off gives me a sick stomach. We have to hold back global warming at all costs, even by embarrassing the American life style and people into acknowledgment for their horrendous fossil fuel record. Watching someone driving a Hummer to get a pack of smokes is just too much for me - somebody has to say Shame! It is time for the advertisers to know that we can boycott their products if they promote an environmentally damaging image in them, it is time for a paradigm shift in values by the common folk of the world. We need to develop a common philosophy and speak out while there is still hope. Corporations go where the money is - we hold the purse-strings! We need an uprising of common folk for common sense lives.