Ep. 1 - The Rise Of Invasive Iguanas In South Florida
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- Welcome to "The Iguana Chronicles Podcast! Join host Michael Ronquillo as we explore the fascinating history and challenges of South Florida's invasive iguana population. In this first episode, we'll dive into how these creatures arrived in the region through the pet trade and how they've thrived in the local ecosystem.
Learn about the three main species of invasive iguanas, their impressive size and lifespan, and the impacts they can have on homes, businesses, and the environment. We'll also discuss the recent legislation around iguanas and what homeowners can do to manage these scaly invaders.
Stay tuned for future episodes where we'll share wild stories from the front lines of iguana removal, discuss the health risks, and welcome special guests to share their experiences. Subscribe now to be the first to know when new episodes drop!
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Mhy family used to vacation in the Keys almost every year in the 1960's and early 1970's and I don't recall ever seeing an Iguana. Key West, Big Pine Key, Marathon; not an Iguana in sight. Definitely something new. We lived in central Florida - Brevard County - Cocoa Beach and Melbourne Beach area, and another thing I've seen while visiting is wild parrots. I never saw parrots in the 1960's and '70s. The other thing is brown anoles. We had the green anoles in our gardens and patios, now they are all brown anoles. The last thing is sandspurs. Every empty lot and field had stickers which was a bummer since us kids went barefoot a lot, Ouch. The last few times I visited, there were no more sandspurs to be found. That - for me with memories as a kid - is a good thing.
David that you very much for sharing that story, I truly appreciate hearing the history from personal experiences! The iguana infestations throughout South Florida has been pretty bad especially due to female iguanas being capable of laying up to 70 eggs year. Thank you again and I hope you subscribe to our channel, we will be adding new podcasts weekly, our next episode is about our wild encounters in homes. Have a great day!
As you probably know, the brown lizard is displacing the native green anoles.
I haven’t seen the wild parrots yet, but I live in northern Florida, but I’m guessing they’ll take over some places soon because I had lived in another place which used to not have parrots and then there was a lot of escape pet parrots and they took over areas and displaced some native birds and then made The train station and trees very dirty !!
Those brown angles have pushed out the green anoles.... However they have mainly pushed them up into the trees instead of finding them in bushes now.
Good content, looking forward to more.
Thank you, I appreciate your positive feedback, new episode drops this week! 🙌🦎🙌
I hope you have luck in South Florida with getting rid of a lot of the iguanas. Some people think they’re cute and feel sorry for them, but they’re very destructive.
Thank you for the positive feedback! We have been very successful thus far helping out communities, schools even cemeteries 🫣. We are working on assisting areas where native animals live such as burrowing owls so they are not impacted by iguanas. Thanks for watching make sure you share to spread awareness.
@@humaneiguanacontrol definitely sharing and spreading awareness to my relatives and friends.
@@enjoystravelingI truly appreciate it, it’s important for everyone to be educated about invasive species.
Good luck with your new channel.
Thank you 👍👍👍
Hello. Iguana tacos , when their time comes. 🙏
Hey @Herbyshanz, some people do but we are just here to help residents and the ecosystem. 🙌
In puerto rico they eat frogs, birds, egg birds.
Wow, which species of iguana ?
You know, some
cultures eat these.
These and pythons
might save Miami
when SHTF.
Hi there, yes this is true there’s actually a bunch of people that eat iguanas in Florida.
Love seeing the iguanas throughout south Florida. They graze the lawns and snatch some fruit. One of the least damaging introduced species.
They really are cool reptiles! I wouldn’t say the least damaging invasive species due to damages to infrastructures and impacting endangered species such as the burrowing owl. Check out this article when you have a moment, it’s about how iguanas cost the city of West Palm Beach 1.8 million dollars due to burrowing.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/01/21/pesky-iguanas-cost-florida-city-18-million-in-emergency-repairs/
Iguanas are definitely a very destructive !!!! species, as he already said they’re displacing some native species, such as the gopher tortoise and more!,
The iguanas are not native to Florida, and they are eating peoples plants and also even destroying some of the roofs and getting in the houses and even people who have apartments and houses near the canals the iguanas are digging and destroying the ground that’s near the apartments.
Iguanas also eat the ducklings eggs and when there’s iguanas in the area, you don’t see baby birds anymore!!
I agree
I disagree
These things are harmless and look cool. The poop argument is weak because ducks shit everywhere and nobody cares
Hey there Deepharrow8520, iguana poop is only one of the issues when you have iguanas roaming around your property. Burrowing is a much bigger problem ( look up dam collapse due to burrowing costing west Palm beach 1.8 million dollars in repairs. And this also happens around homes, we have seen sea walls collapse due to burrowing. Impact to native wildlife is another issue since iguanas outcompete our native species. Not sure who doesn’t care about duck poop as there are a ton of forums with people complaining about this. Now, we have noting against iguanas they are actually very cool, but we need to do our part on conserving and protecting our ecosystem. Same as people removing Burmese pythons from the Everglades and lion fish from the ocean in the Florida region. If you would like more info on this topic shoot me an email. Thank you,
I can cite several other species that cause as much if not more damage but very few that contribute to the food chain , disease is not limited to iguanas either , but I get it your protecting your income as it were , you should thank the iguanas for your income bro- and there is nothing wrong with control of any animal that needs it. It not eradication
This is correct, many other invasive species such as the Burmese python which is impacting the Everglades and there are python hunters working non stop to remove them. The decline of certain native species in the Everglades is very alarming. This goes as well for the lion fish in FL, there are thousands of divers out there doing their part by removing them. As for iguanas, we have helped countless people that have been impacted. Some of these people have actually been injured due to burrows, seawalls have collapsed and their dogs have gotten sick due to salmonella poisoning which in return got a very expensive Vet bill. Now do you think it’s smart to turn a blind eye to invasive species and let our native endangered species be impacted? You mentioned income, yes as any other person we need income to survive, but helping the ecosystem is priceless.
Leave the iguanas alone . They are amazing an dont causs much harm at all .
Amazing they are, but they are destructive. I can send you more information if you’re interested.,
First I detest your anti iguana position!, they are a good source for all kinds of animals that the GD snakes have almost wiped out, how some real discussions on that ! Second their plant eaters!! Stuff grows like crazy here so there’s no problem there!!! I like them
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We actually don’t detest iguanas. Not sure if you have done your research but iguanas are not native to South Florida so they do a lot more than just eat plants. Iguanas outcompete native species for food, cause property by digging burrows and can spread diseases and bacteria. Did you know that iguanas were digging burrows under a dam which caused it to collapse? It cost Palm beach 1.8 million dollars in repairs. So they also impact the economy where they caused damages. If you would like more information about the negative impacts from iguanas send us a direct message. Thanks @mobius03692
Iguanas are very destructive!!! They are displacing some of the native animals of Florida such as a tortoise and a burrowing owl.
They also eat some of the eggs of ducks and other birds, when they’re iguanas around then you don’t see baby birds anymore or ducklings
Me too
@@enjoystravelingThis is 100% correct! Thank you for the positive feedback.