Homeowner Mike Espada said iguanas are so numerous at his Broward County home that he sometimes can't get through his front door. Through the FWC’s. Iguana Control sometimes removes up to 20 iguanas on a single property, according to Portuallo. If that sentiment could take hold here, the desire for cheap and tasty protein could play a significant role in controlling their numbers," Magill said. Pursuant to section 120.74, Florida Statutes, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has published its 2019 Agency Regulatory Plan. Do it the wrong way and you could end up charged with animal cruelty. Iguanas can do a lot of damage. The last straw was when Frank Ridgley, a wildlife veterinarian and the zoo’s head of conservation and research, saw an iguana on a water fountain. “Their populations are growing and their range is also expanding.”. South Florida’s extensive man-made canals serve as ideal dispersal corridors to further allow iguanas to colonize new areas. Iguana population in Florida grows as temperatures stay high, residents urged to 'kill', Mom missing for 12 days in national park was 'disoriented' after injuring head, Missing hiker found alive after 12 days in Zion National Park, 2 police officers turn themselves in, nearly 3 years after fatal shooting, Trump's new political strategy: Attack Biden by attacking Fauci, scientists: ANALYSIS. More than 3,000 green iguanas have been spotted in Southeast Florida alone since the Center for Invasive Species at the University of Georgia started tracking sightings in 2005. Iguanas are attracted to trees with foliage or flowers, most fruits (except citrus) and almost any vegetable. Poison is forbidden but other than that, the agency gave no specific guidance on how to get rid of them. Maybe an escaped pet. Magill suggested an alternative way of dealing with the population surge: eating them. Green iguanas are considered an invasive species -- they're not native to Florida but come from Central and South America -- by the wildlife commission. More: An Ohio man threw an iguana at a restaurant manager. "Some days we come home, there's 20 to 30 of them all over the property," he told. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. They eat plants and dig tunnels that can erode and collapse sidewalks, seawalls and the foundations of homes, the wildlife commissions said. The Little River canal, or C-7, in northeast Miami-Dade, is overrun with the exotic reptiles. Even ZooMiami had to find a way to deal with its iguana problem. Green iguanas can live up to 10 years in the wild, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and there are no real predators to keep them in check.

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