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They were released to control cane beetles, which were destroying the sugar cane crop.
The cane toad was brought into Australia to protect sugar cane crops from the cane beetle. It was not introduced to the city of Brisbane: it was introduced to the state of Queensland. Regardless, the experiment was a huge failure, and cane toads have become an environmental disaster.
Cane toads were actually supposed to protect the sugar canes. but instead, they didn`t. They had to protect the sugar cane because of the can beetles, which lived underneath the crop, and blocked all the water out, which caused it to go all yellow, and then collasped. The suger cane i mean. Branidi out.
The cane toad was introduced into Australia to protect sugar cane from cane beetles. The experiment failed dismally, and as a result, Australia now has a toxic creature which presents a very real threat to most native creatures it encounters.
In Queensland the cultivation of sugarcane continues as the cane grows to let air and water into the soil and control any weeds. Queensland grows 95% of all sugarcane crop in Australia.
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Sugar cane is sometimes burnt before it is harvested in order to remove leaves, weeds and other contaminating materials. This simplifies the harvesting and milling processes.
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