As expected, green iguanas living in Southwest Florida froze and fell to the ground in many places early Sunday morning (Feb. 1).
Temperatures plummeted into the low 30’s as far south as Naples and for the invasive green iguanas, which have adverse impacts on Florida’s environment and economy, it made them not only vulnerable to the conditions but to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
On Friday (Jan. 30) the FWC announced an executive order ahead of the freezing temperatures. The message: if you find frozen iguanas today (Feb. 1) or Monday (Feb. 2), bring them to a designated location and the FWC would humanely kill or, in some cases, transfer the critters to permittees for live animal sales…