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Ipswich Online Cane Toad Challenge
January 30 at 5:30 pm - February 8 at 11:30 pm
Ipswich City Council has partnered with not-for-profit community environment group Watergum Community to bring to bring the Cane Toad Challenge to Ipswich this season!
Ipswich City Council’s first-ever Online Cane Toad Challenge
The race is on to see which Ipswich locals can win the title of Toad Busting Champion by removing the most cane toads from their area during the week.
How does it work?
From 30 January – 8 February 2026, any data logged in the City of Ipswich region will count towards the online challenge. Taking part is easy:
- Get together with friends and family, get outside and collect cane toads from your local environment.
- Log your data online to enter and be in the draw for some very exciting prizes to be announced!
https://survey123.arcgis.com/…/258adb07fc874cfca5fc7112…
The team or individual that catches the most cane toads during this week wins!
The data survey form is open throughout the cane toad season, and submissions are welcome at any time to help Watergum track cane toad numbers and the impact of community control efforts. However, for this challenge, only catches logged between 30 January and 8 February 2026 will be counted toward the draw.Equipment you will need:
Bucket with a lid
Gloves
Torch
Pick-up stick (optional)
Bucket with a lidGlovesTorchPick-up stick (optional)
Click the ‘Join Event’ button to stay up to date with cane toad catches, leaderboard and share your busting photos!Terms & conditions available here.
Visit the Watergum website https://watergum.org/cane-toad-challenge/ to learn about:
– Cane Toad vs native frog identification
– Humane euthanasia and disposal of Cane Toads
– How to log your catches
– Cane Toad vs native frog identification
– Humane euthanasia and disposal of Cane Toads
– How to log your catches
This challenge is run in partnership between Watergum Community and Ipswich City Council.