Green iguanas are not native to Florida and are considered an invasive species due to their impacts to native wildlife.

The group also marked a milestone as they've removed over 40,000 pounds of the snakes, some 20 tons, from a 200-square-mile area in southwest Florida dating back to 2013. "We have been on the ...

Iguanas have a wide variety of impacts on Florida’s native wildlife and plants and can also cause extensive property and infrastructure damage. Their tendency to eat plants can make them a nuisance to ...

Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, ...

There are no reliable population counts, wildlife officials say, but coyotes now live throughout the Sunshine State. In 1983, Florida's wildlife agency found coyotes in 18 counties in 1983; by ...

Nearly 1,400 rhesus macaques were brought to the Florida Keys by a laboratory animal breeding company in the 1970s but they were ordered removed in 1997 after they destroyed 30 acres of mangroves.

Iguanas have a wide variety of impacts on Florida’s native wildlife and plants and can also cause extensive property and infrastructure damage. Green iguanas can typically live up to 10 years in ...