Cane toads are now only 27km east of colonising their first major West Australian town, but there is little evidence of breeding at the front line, according to a prominent Kimberley 'toad buster'.
"This is a very strong indication that the numbers moving forward are minimal," said Kimberley Toad Busters president Lee Scott-Virtue from the eastern Kimberley town of Kununurra whose doorstep the toads are now on.
"With continued community effort there is a very good chance that toads will not get a chance to firmly establish themselves in WA this wet."
Ms Scott-Virtue said that toad numbers at the front line between Cockatoo Springs, Lake Argyle Road, Thompson Springs, Matilda Creek and Hicks Creek on Lake Argyle were minimal, but there was evidence of breeding behind the lines in the Northern Territory on Newry Station.
Also, with the recent wet season rains it appeared that new colonising waves of cane toads were arriving.
"Unfortunately the Achilles heel between Newry Station and the WA border is the Keep River National Park," Ms Scott-Virtue said.
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