NSW government to fund Rick Shine's 'cane-toad sausage' strategy to help save native wildlife

By Marcus Strom
Updated March 1 2017 - 6:10pm, first published 5:00am
"They do grow on you": Scott Lenton from the Clarence Valley Conservation in Action Landcare group.
"They do grow on you": Scott Lenton from the Clarence Valley Conservation in Action Landcare group.
Professor Rick Shine's cane toad, Galadriel. Photo: Steven Siewert
Professor Rick Shine's cane toad, Galadriel. Photo: Steven Siewert
Cane-toad sausages being deployed in the Kimberley Ranges by the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Cane-toad sausages being deployed in the Kimberley Ranges by the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife.

You're not likely to find them at your local cafe alongside smashed avocado, but cane-toad sausages will soon be on the menu for wildlife in NSW. It's all part of a program designed to stop cane toads wiping out native predators, such as the spotted-tail quoll.

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