Migrations

[Farseer]

You probably think that we Brits are crazy, staying up at night to help frogs cross roads. I think that we have so little interesting wildlife that we are keen to preserve anything we have!

Up here in North Queensland, and other regions of Australia's north, toads of the not-so-good-for-the-native-animals variety (cane toads) are rapidly increasing in population, distribution and damage. Opinions on them differ vastly from person to person and swing in varying degree from protected preservation to destruction at all cost.

As with your serpent analogy, we all perceive and prioritise things differently, particularly life (of either the plant, human or animal variety!), and I think "good on you" for caring enough. I'm admittedly not a huge fan of the cane toad due to the consequences of its introduced presence to our native animals and nor am I what would be called here in Australia 'a greenie' BUT I have been known to pull up on either a main highway or private bush road to set a turtle or echidna onto a safer path!

Imagine where the serpents and dragons would have been without human intervention...the very toads you are fighting to protect could very well be the last of their species! Maybe it is your destiny to ensure their continuation ...you are Maulkin, after all!

ps Needless of popular or unpopular opinion, the cane toad is, and will remain, the much-loved mascot of our state football (Rugby League) team!