An introduction to the bufo or cane toad Cane toads were brought to Florida in the 50s to eat pests in sugar fields. Instead, the toxic species has injured and killed dogs and other pets.

Toad People tells the true love story between people and toads and demonstrates that we have, in fact, a lot to learn from them. As a conservation champion, western toads are an unlikely film star.

On two islands in the Indian Ocean, the toads just aren’t what they used to be. Less than a century after their introduction by humans, the islands’ toads have shrunk in size by about a third. The ...