Got Iguanas In Your Backyard? Here's What You Need To Know

By Peter D'Oench, CBS Miami

April 11, 2024

MIAMI GARDENS - As efforts are being stepped up in South Florida to remove invasive iguanas that disrupt the state's wildlife, CBS News Miami followed a veteran trapper on Tuesday as he removed some of the animals from a canal in Miami Gardens.

CBS News Miami's Peter D'Oench spoke with Michael Ronquillo of Humane Iguana Control as he walked along the banks of the canal on N.W. 42nd Ave. at 173rd St. with his long catch pole with a wire attached to the end of it as he snared two invasive green iguanas and spoke about the problem.

Ronquillo said he was concerned about the growth and spread of the Green iguana and Mexican and Spine Tail Iguanas that had originally been brought to South Florida from central and South America.

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