CNN.com has a video story about a little richy rich island off of florida that is having a fit because they are now "overrun" with iquanas. So they are trying to find a way to catch and kill 10,000 iquanas. How cruel is that. You can go to cnn.com and down to their video section and watch the clip yourself. Is it just me or do you think that it is inhuman to kill 10,000 animals because they are "bothering" people.
Poor little Lizards
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Ship them all to me, and my army of iguanas and I Will RULE SUPREME! AHHHAHAHAHAHA!
killing them is useless.
killing them is useless.
hey, I have a lot of moral concerns too, but this is not a native species. this is an invasive animal that is eradicating endangered native species. agreed, the problem should be dealt with humanely, but this is not just rich people killing animals for no reaason.
I work for my state Department of Natural Resources and one of my duties is pulling out invasive (non-native) plants, and birds. (Tree of Heaven, Garlic Mustard, and House Sparrows mostly) You can speculate on the need for controlling an invasive without seing its impact on the native species, but it is a hole nother matter once you see the impact first hand. non-native species compete with native species for limited resources, and the non-natives often win due to a lack of biological controls. There is a moral question when controllin invasives, especialy when you have not seen the damage they can cause. Did you know that non-native House Sparrows kill native Blue Birds for thier nests? Did you know that non-native Brown Tree Snakes have nearly eradicated all the native birds in Gaum? Some things to think about before you condem "richy rich" countries for controling invasive exotics.
Although the report talks about the iguana problem from a human impact perapective, however the real problem is their impact on the environment. This is especialy true for an island ecosystem with limited resources.
Although the report talks about the iguana problem from a human impact perapective, however the real problem is their impact on the environment. This is especialy true for an island ecosystem with limited resources.
whats the dilemma??The govt will probably spend millions studying the problem,they could solve it in a weekend if they paid $1 each for them some kids would bag them all.heck 2 guys with a keg and a few 22s could wipe them out in a week