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Cane toads : an unnatural history /

Documents the history of the Cane toad in Australia. The cane toad - Bufo marinus - was imported to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the greyback beetle, which was devouring the sugarcane crop. Problem was, the beetle could fly, and the cane toad couldn't. What the cane toa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Film Australia (Organization), First-Run Features (Firm)
Other Authors: Lewis, Mark (Screenwriter, Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York : First Run Features, [2001]
Subjects:
Bufo marinus > Australia.
Pest introduction > Environmental aspects > Australia.
Nonindigenous pests > Australia.
Sugarcane > Diseases and pests > Biological control > Environmental aspects > Australia.
Ecology > Australia.
Environmental films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Documents the history of the Cane toad in Australia. The cane toad - Bufo marinus - was imported to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to rid the country of the greyback beetle, which was devouring the sugarcane crop. Problem was, the beetle could fly, and the cane toad couldn't. What the cane toad was unusually proficient at, however, was making more cane toads. A humorous look at a serious problem.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987; released in 1988.
Bonus DVD features: interactive guide to the cane toad; short film Signing off.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 65 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC.
Production Credits:Camera, Jim Frazier, Wayne Taylor ; editor, Lindsay Frazer ; music, Martin Armiger.