Invasive Animals in Florida

Frozen iguanas rain down in Florida cold spell

Florida collects nearly 5,200 invasive iguanas during cold snap

State wildlife officials collected 5,195 cold stunned invasive green iguanas over two days earlier this week, taking advantage of the state’s recent, extreme cold snap. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission temporarily authorized the public,

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Thousands of cold-stunned Florida iguanas dropped off; what's their fate?

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Frozen iguanas rain down in Florida cold spell — as wildlife officials encourage killing invasive critters

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FWC releases frozen iguana counts after weather-driven executive order

Now that the two-day special executive order for invasive green iguanas issued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Jan. 30 has ended, the question many have been asking c...

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Florida Man Makes Iguana Tacos From Fallen Frozen Iguanas During Cold Front

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Cold snap leaves Florida streets littered with frozen iguanas

Florida iguana update: More than 5,000 turned in to wildlife agency in two days

The announcement that Floridians turned in 5,195 invasive green iguanas to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in two days came on Wednesday during the FWC’s February Commission

Iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida. But here's why you shouldn't try to 'save' them.

When temperatures drop, so do the invasive green reptiles. Here’s everything you need to know about cold-stunned iguanas.

Morning Overview on MSN

Florida’s brutal cold snap may wipe out invasive species

Florida’s latest Arctic blast is doing more than frosting windshields and browning lawns. As temperatures plunge toward levels not seen since 2010, the cold is exposing a sharp divide between native wildlife that evolved with rare freezes and invasive species that did not.

Cold snap can slow, but not eliminate, Florida's invasive species

Cozy climate and other factors align in Florida to make the state Earth’s playground for the most established, invasive reptile and amphibian species.