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| Boca Raton grapples with exploding iguana population |
| 2009-10-27 |
| Three years ago, Chris Canning got a kick out of sitting on his patio, watching iguanas crawl from nearby brush and scurry over to Pradera, the community across the retention pond from Canning's townhome in L'Ambiance. "Now it's not so amusing because they're coming to our side," said Canning, 69, who has lived in his home in the Via Verde area for 20 years. "They will just eat [my landscaping] down to the nub. Plus, they crawl on it and break it. You'll be left with sticks." The exploding iguana population prompted Canning this month to e-mail Mayor Susan Whelchel, asking for the city's help in combating the pesky creatures that feast on bushes and flowers and then defecate, up to a pound a day, on rooftops, boat docks and driveways. At the Oct. 14 City Council meeting, Whelchel asked if the city has a policy on iguana management. It doesn't. The mayor wants to change that and plans to address the iguana situation again at Tuesday's council meeting.... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #14 Time to bring back the alligators. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2009-10-27 22:21 |
| #13 Well this about dumb, bring back some alligators. Talk about blood sport. |
| Posted by: notascrename 2009-10-27 22:13 |
| #12 Have family in the area. They say on the golf courses some of the lizards have grown to the size of small alligators (5 to 6 ft from nose to end of tail). Problem is that there are no natural predators to keep them in check and they're evolving to fill the old alligator niche. The animal control folk aren't up to it. Time to license some authorized hunting. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-27 19:43 |
| #11 Wall of Voodoo: "wish I was in Tijuana eating BarBQued Iguana... I'm on a Mexican Radio...." |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-27 19:43 |
| #10 Comment #7, interesting but puzzled on meaning. Other options include redeem iguanas for cash like returnable cans at participating farmer/meat packers. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-27 19:28 |
| #9 IIUC, SCEINCE says the various CLOVIS CULTURES prob had wipes out the MASTODON, MAMMOTH, GIANT SLOTHS, GIANT BEARS, GIANT DEER/ELKS, GARFIELD'S SABRE-TOOTHED FELINE ANCESTORS, NEW ZEALAND EMUS, + AUSSIE GIANT RODENTS, etc. Prob safe to say DITTO for BIGFOOT'S ANCESTORS and NOT-A-FEW ZILLA-SPECIAS we haven't discovered yet. D *** NG IT, THE MOON AND "IGUANA SAUSAGES" ARE NEXT! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-27 19:17 |
| #8 .410 Shotgun with Birdshot cartridges. I do believe that a platoon of Boy Scouts armed with air rifles might be a better solution. Give 24 hrs and I doubt you will find any live iguana in the area. |
| Posted by: Jame_Retief 2009-10-27 19:08 |
| #7 When the iguanas come back to Boca Raton That's the day you promised to come back to me When you whispered, "Potrzebie", in Boca Raton Twas the day the lizards leaped out at me. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-10-27 18:47 |
| #6 .410 Shotgun with Birdshot cartridges. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-27 18:39 |
| #5 Guanaworst? Pass the pretzels bitte. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-10-27 18:34 |
| #4 "Exploding iguanas" Headline = Journalism Major No need for grammar or spelling, or common sense |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-10-27 18:33 |
| #3 I understand they taste a lot like chicken Rubber chicken. I had Goanna once. Tough, but not unpleasant. Would make an interesting sausage. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-10-27 17:53 |
| #2 I understand they taste a lot like chicken. Just in case anyone might want to reduce the population with a Good 'Ol BBQ. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-10-27 17:15 |
| #1 Exploding iguanas, eh? That can get messy. Try this instead: "Exploding population of iguanas". You're welcome. {8^) |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-10-27 17:00 |