Only in Florida: Cold snap triggers iguana drop-offs by the hundreds at FWC facility

Описание: Florida’s rare cold snap has triggered an unusual, and very Florida, response: hundreds of invasive green iguanas being dropped off at a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) facility in Tequesta.

FWC says about 600 iguanas were dropped off on Sunday, and the numbers continued to climb Monday. By 1 p.m., more than 350 additional iguanas had been turned in — including 140 collected by Palm Beach County’s Parks and Recreation team.

Green iguanas are an invasive species in Florida, and when temperatures drop near freezing, the reptiles can become cold-stunned, entering a state known as torpor. In that condition, iguanas temporarily lose muscle control, appear frozen — and can even fall from trees.

Because of the sustained cold weather, FWC issued Executive Order 26-03, temporarily allowing members of the public to collect live, cold-stunned green iguanas without a permit and bring them directly to designated FWC drop-off locations.

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