Scientists Hope $28m 'Waterless Barrier' Will Stop the Spread of Cane Toads

Rio Tinto joins fight to stop killer toad march across Australia

Rio Tinto is jointly funding a A$28m "toad containment zoe" to protect the Pilbara region.

Scientists hope $28m 'waterless barrier' will stop the spread of cane toads

With the toad front line now just 100km from Broome, there is hope a 7,500-square-kilometre "waterless barrier" can halt any further advance into WA.

Rio Tinto backs A$28 million Pilbara Toad Containment project to curb invasive cane toads

Rio Tinto and its Rhodes Ridge joint‑venture will spend A$28 million over five years to modify water infrastructure across 7,500 km² of northern Western Australia, creating a water‑less barrier against cane toads.

Pilbara Toad Containment Project Protects Western Australia's Biodiversity with A$28 Mn Investment

Rio Tinto and its Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture partners are investing A$28 million in a five-year conservation initiative – the Pilbara Toad Containment Project. The initiative aims to prevent invasive cane toads from spreading into Western Australia’s Pilbara region. It is being developed with Curtin University. Together, the partners will establish a large-scale Toad Containment […]

Mining giant joins fight to stop killer toad march across Australia

Published Rio Tinto is ploughing millions of dollars into stopping the poisonous cane toad reaching the Pilbara region of western Australia, where the mining giant has a vast iron ore operation The firm, alongside Curtin University in Perth and others, will spend A$28m (£14.5m) building a "toad…