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Around the world, governments of many nations are trying to grapple with the ecologically and economically destructive effects of exotic species of plants and animals. Frogs, for the most part, figure little in so-called ‘invasive species’ issues. However, two species in particular have created notoriously widespread problems - the cane toad and the American bullfrog.
In the spring of 1995, the Invasive Species Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission (SSC), World Conservation Union (IUCN), sent out a questionnaire world-wide to collate information on bullfrog introductions and thereby establish the true magnitude of the problem. Michael J. Lannoo (1995), Ball State University, produced a summary of the survey results revealing that bullfrog populations are now very widely distributed around the globe, including locations in Europe, Asia, and South America.
Governments, at all levels, have acknowledged that invasive American bullfrog populations are ecologically destructive and that eradication is highly desirable.
