Florida wildlife officials are urging people to kill green iguanas, saying the soaring population of the invasive lizards puts native plants and animals at risk
Florida wildlife officials are urging people to kill green iguanas, saying the soaring population of the invasive lizards puts native plants and animals at risk.
Green iguanas, native to Central America and parts of South America, were first reported in South Florida roughly 60 years ago. Their population has boomed thanks to extended warm spells. Florida officials blame the lizards for damaging infrastructure by digging burrows that cause sidewalks, foundations, seawalls and canal banks to erode and collapse. They also eat native and endangered species of tree snails and a plant that hosts the endangered Miami Blue butterfly.
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