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Invasive Beasts of the Florida Wild
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-26 16:29
Not many creatures are as conspicuous as the green iguana. Flidians have gotten used to spotting them everywhere. The state's home to millions of the creatures which are considered an invasive species.Iguanas were introduced to the area in the 1960s. They're known to be a vector for salmonella and they feast on the state's citrus trees and on endangered tree snails. Iguanas also burrow so ferociously that they can erode or even collapse sidewalks, seaw walls, and canal banks.They're one of two invasive spec ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-13 21:20
The invasive species has been known to strangle alligators and swallow them whole. Without a natural predator to speak of, the Florida man has stepped in https://t.co/Dul7naL2SE ...