Backbencher

It is an iteresting concept to think of the cane toad introduction as "reckless and irresponsible." Most biological controls are appreciated and often sought out. While the cane toads do pose a problem on the Australian landscape, what needs to be considered is the time of such an itroduction. World wide the United States was going through a depression that had world-wide effects. It was mentioned in the movie that Australia was forced to compete with the world price of sugar. To easily (and most assumibly, cheaply) introduce a species to combat a major threat seems very logical. At the time they were probably unaware of the potential and devastating threats that in today's hindsight we can see.