Florida island takes up arms against iguana invasion

[ranmaniac]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20...lsiguanas_071208174448

 

[BigJ]

"The only way is to shoot as many as possible," says Bourgoin, who advises the local county authorities on the problem.

Bourgoin prides himself on his iguana-hunting skills, and argues that a bullet through the head is the fastest and most painless way to dispatch the unwelcome creatures. "Freezing them alive is simply not kosher."

I love it. Where do I sign up?

PS. It's a joke.

PPS. Go Braves.

 

[WildHorse]

good source of protein for the homeless?

iguana farms to employ the destitute?

 

[alkemyst]

iguanas and parrots (also exotic pets/snakes) are running rampant in s. florida. People let these things go or they escape...with no predators other than man usually they overpopulate quickly.

I was pulling into work to find 2 of them going at it in my space. Everyone was watching from inside. I honked for them to move, even got out of the car...they were lost in the act. I was about 6 inches from hitting them to begin with.

 

[Mucho]

Iguanas are a delicacies all over South America you can see them at markets selling for about five times the price of chickens.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Double!

 

[I Saw OJ]

One local had rigged an aquarium to the exhaust of his car to create a sort of iguana gas chamber for the creatures he trapped, but authorities pointed out that kind of euthanasia is illegal in Florida.

LOL, wtf?

 

[Random Variable]

One can argue that the residents of Gasparilla Island are themselves "aggressive foreign intruders."