Authorities admit that they may have gone a bit overboard in letting people know the non-native and invasive species can be killed anytime and without a permit.
Florida wildlife officials are toning down their language after releasing a statement earlier this month that encouraged homeowners to kill green iguanas"whenever possible."
They admit that they may have gone a bit overboard in letting people know the non-native and invasive species can be killed anytime and without a permit. "Unfortunately, the message has been conveyed that we are asking the public to just go out there and shoot them up," Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioner Rodney Barreto said in a Thursday statement."This is not what we are about; this is not the 'wild west,'" Barreto added.
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