WAIMANALO, Hawaii (KHON2) — Officials in east Oahu are asking residents to keep an eye out for giant iguanas. Experts said there are ways to help mitigate their spread.
Residents added that the lizards are not even the worst invasive species out there.
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The large lizards were first introduced to the Islands in the 1970s, most likely as an illegal pet that was released into the wild. A recent video shows a large male basking in the sun in some treetops in Waimanalo and the species is known to reach lengths of over six feet long.
“Waimanalo is one of our major growing regions on Oahu. I think there should be a little bit of concern. We’re seeing more of them lately,” said Christy Martin, program manager of the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species…