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Reptile friends or Owl hunters? Iguanas’ role in local Florida environments

Summary by UNIVERSITY PRESS
The green-scaled iguanas have made their rounds around Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus while making it their home; however, they have become a serious threat to Florida natives and species special to FAU, like the gopher tortoise and burrowing owls. Iguanas were introduced to Florida’s ecology in the 1960s as a result of the exotic pet trade of the time, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. Now, they are causing wi…
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UNIVERSITY PRESS broke the news in on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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