In 1978, Japan released just 10 to 15 cane toads on Ishigaki Island; their population likely surpassed 20,000, and native snakes were found dead near the toads

Discover the surprising tale of how a small introduction of cane toads to Ishigaki Island in Japan spiraled into a ...
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In 1979, Japan released mongooses onto an island to control habu snakes and rats, but unexpected consequences followed

The concept of biological control often sounds perfect in a boardroom. When a place is struggling with a dangerous or damaging species, it looks easy just to bring in a predator to reduce their ...
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In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened next

There is a particular kind of chaos that comes from a good idea going really wrong. In 1979, Japan imported 30 small Indian mongooses to Amami Ōshima, a lush subtropical island in Kagoshima Prefecture ...