🚀 go-pugleaf

I think the report you heard about a virus being imported to Australia
from Venezuela to kill Cane Toads (*Bufo marinus) may be a story based
on the fact tge CSIRO  is looking at such options to deal with the
problem of cane toads.  They have asked  folks on the herpetology group
if they had any ideas on the matter. Myself and most others feel that 
such a virus would not be sufficiently species specific to infect just
one species of frog. Other Bufonids and other anurans in general (native
fauna) may get infected. It was pointed out that the use of a rabbitt
virus was successful.  I dont know how many different species of rabbits
you have in Australia and whether or not you would like to get rid of
all them. Or if there is only one and that is the one you were going to infect 
so it doesnt matter so long as it sticks to lagomorphs. I do know that you do 
not want to wipe out all frogs and toads, only the pesky Cane toad.            
      So I moved the discussion to include these micro
groups. Does anyone out there have a candidate virus that infects only Bufo 
marinus? 
      If you find out more about that report please post to the micro groups
and to sci.bio.herp. 

    I believe the CSIRO monitors these groups so an official comment
from them on this issue would be worthwhile.