Sunday, August 01, 2010

"Cane Toads: The Conquest" in 3D



This is the first 3D documentary.  I was aware of this issue a long time ago and reviewed the original documentary to a university anthropology class.

The film was well done and very entertaining.  I have never witnessed high attendance to a conservation film before.  If this is what 3D does for conservation, then remake every film ever produced into 3D and rerelease to the American public.

Young people could easily see this film as a science focus and have fun doing it.

The Cane Toad does not have any competition except itself, that is why it is spreading.  Its own competition forces the fastest and strongest to move across the Australian landscape.  Australia has a problem and no government at any level should be ignoring it.  If the spread of the toad was stopped by whatever measure it can be stopped, then it will begin to die off but it will do so by destroying its own habitat. 

I can't help believe at some point a growth inhibitor should be introduced to these toads to stop the maturation of the tadpoles to adults.  How that can be accomplished, in the water column without effecting other wildlife will be a challenge, but, I do believe it is worth a try.  Stopping the tadpole should be the focus of the scientific community in Australia as this will develop into a national tragedy in the very near future.  A stressed landscape cannot sustain this type of invasion.