Editing Cane toad (section)

===United States===
The cane toad naturally exists in [[South Texas]], but attempts (both deliberate and accidental) have been made to introduce the species to other parts of the country. These include introductions to [[Florida]] and to Hawaiʻi, as well as largely unsuccessful introductions to [[Louisiana]].<ref name="Easteal1981pp100-102">{{Harvnb|Easteal|1981|pages=100–102}}</ref>

Initial releases into Florida failed. Attempted introductions before 1936 and 1944, intended to control sugarcane pests, were unsuccessful as the toads failed to proliferate. Later attempts failed in the same way.<ref name="Lever2001p57">{{Harvnb|Lever|2001|page=57}}</ref><ref name="Easteal1981p100">{{Harvnb|Easteal|1981|page=100}}</ref> However, the toad gained a foothold in the state after an accidental release by an importer at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1957, and deliberate releases by animal dealers in 1963 and 1964 established the toad in other parts of Florida.<ref name="Easteal1981p100" /><ref name="Lever2001p58">{{Harvnb|Lever|2001|page=58}}</ref> Today, the cane toad is well established in the state, from the [[Florida Keys|Keys]] to north of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], and they are gradually extending further northward.<ref name="Lever2001p59">{{Harvnb|Lever|2001|page=59}}</ref> In Florida, the toad is a regarded as a threat to native species<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/wildlife_info/frogstoads/bufo_marinus.php |title=''Bufo marinus'' @ Florida Wildlife Extension at UF/IFAS |website=Wec.ufl.edu |access-date=2010-04-26}}</ref> and pets;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/nov/02/021636/poisonous-bufo-may-have-toad-hold-temple-terrace/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203202720/http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/nov/02/021636/poisonous-bufo-may-have-toad-hold-temple-terrace/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-03 |title=Poisonous Bufo May Have Toad Hold On Temple Terrace |publisher=.tbo.com |date=2007-11-02 |access-date=2010-04-26 }}</ref> so much so, the [[Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission]] recommends residents to kill them.{{sfn|Brandt|Mazzotti|2005}}

Around 150 cane toads were introduced to [[Oahu|Oʻahu]] in Hawaiʻi in 1932, and the population swelled to 105,517 after 17&nbsp;months.<ref name="Tyler1989p113-114"/> The toads were sent to the other islands, and more than 100,000 toads were distributed by July 1934;<ref name="Lever2001p64">{{Harvnb|Lever|2001|page=64}}</ref> eventually over 600,000 were transported.<ref name="Easteal1981p101">{{Harvnb|Easteal|1981|page=101}}</ref>