you want ask that big they can grow up to six feet long with their tails
to six feet long with their tails
to six feet long with their tails they’re beautiful they’re gorgeous make
they’re beautiful they’re gorgeous make
they’re beautiful they’re gorgeous make no mistake they are really attractive
no mistake they are really attractive
no mistake they are really attractive these animals are causing air traffic
these animals are causing air traffic
these animals are causing air traffic delays they’re eating crops and causing
delays they’re eating crops and causing
delays they’re eating crops and causing damage in general to infrastructure you
damage in general to infrastructure you
damage in general to infrastructure you want us will nest very close to the road
want us will nest very close to the road
want us will nest very close to the road and they actually are making up to 30
and they actually are making up to 30
and they actually are making up to 30 different Cades underneath the road so
different Cades underneath the road so
different Cades underneath the road so when there is a vehicle crossing the
when there is a vehicle crossing the
when there is a vehicle crossing the road with several passengers the road
road with several passengers the road
road with several passengers the road will collapse that’s why they call it a
will collapse that’s why they call it a
will collapse that’s why they call it a green plague and why is it a play
green plague and why is it a play
green plague and why is it a play because it’s an invasive species these
because it’s an invasive species these
because it’s an invasive species these guys came here through the pet trade
guys came here through the pet trade
guys came here through the pet trade they’ve dispersed throughout the island
many factors are affecting their
many factors are affecting their population distribution throughout porto
population distribution throughout porto
population distribution throughout porto rico first of all the climate climate
rico first of all the climate climate
rico first of all the climate climate here is very similar to Central and
here is very similar to Central and
here is very similar to Central and South America subtropical climate warm
South America subtropical climate warm
South America subtropical climate warm temperatures year-round it has a defined
temperatures year-round it has a defined
temperatures year-round it has a defined dry and wet season that creates patches
dry and wet season that creates patches
dry and wet season that creates patches of open land for the iguanas to nest
of open land for the iguanas to nest
of open land for the iguanas to nest they can lay an average of 30 eggs per
they can lay an average of 30 eggs per
they can lay an average of 30 eggs per year but it can be as many as 75 eggs
year but it can be as many as 75 eggs
year but it can be as many as 75 eggs per clutch for one female that’s a lot
per clutch for one female that’s a lot
per clutch for one female that’s a lot out of a hundred eggs 93 of them will be
out of a hundred eggs 93 of them will be
out of a hundred eggs 93 of them will be successful will hatch into a small you
successful will hatch into a small you
successful will hatch into a small you are now in Central and South America you
are now in Central and South America you
are now in Central and South America you would have natural predator 52 to be
would have natural predator 52 to be
would have natural predator 52 to be exact reptiles birds mammals now here in
exact reptiles birds mammals now here in
exact reptiles birds mammals now here in Puerto Rico we haven’t had an iguana
Puerto Rico we haven’t had an iguana
Puerto Rico we haven’t had an iguana species living on the island for more
species living on the island for more
species living on the island for more than 500 years so that means that green
than 500 years so that means that green
than 500 years so that means that green iguanas are unhindered they have a lot
iguanas are unhindered they have a lot
iguanas are unhindered they have a lot of vegetation to eat a lot of land to
of vegetation to eat a lot of land to
of vegetation to eat a lot of land to nest in and very few predator pressures
nest in and very few predator pressures
nest in and very few predator pressures they were here for over 40 years and
they were here for over 40 years and
they were here for over 40 years and nobody noticed them and then all of a
nobody noticed them and then all of a
nobody noticed them and then all of a sudden they became very common very
sudden they became very common very
sudden they became very common very abundant and they start to interact with
abundant and they start to interact with
abundant and they start to interact with people and to interact with our
people and to interact with our
people and to interact with our ecosystems in Puerto Rico
ecosystems in Puerto Rico
ecosystems in Puerto Rico and they have a common problem for our
and they have a common problem for our
and they have a common problem for our economy so we need a little bit of help
economy so we need a little bit of help
economy so we need a little bit of help what we’re doing here in las calles is
what we’re doing here in las calles is
what we’re doing here in las calles is this on one with harvesting nests
this on one with harvesting nests
this on one with harvesting nests getting rid of the eggs has been very
getting rid of the eggs has been very
getting rid of the eggs has been very helpful eliminated since the year 2008
helpful eliminated since the year 2008
helpful eliminated since the year 2008 to the present approximately 13,000 eggs
to the present approximately 13,000 eggs
to the present approximately 13,000 eggs from the population that’s a big number
from the population that’s a big number
from the population that’s a big number but this is something that we’re gonna
but this is something that we’re gonna
but this is something that we’re gonna have to do for the next 15 maybe 20
have to do for the next 15 maybe 20
have to do for the next 15 maybe 20 years now has evolved and we have people
years now has evolved and we have people
years now has evolved and we have people from the community of this area working
from the community of this area working
from the community of this area working as volunteers in that project if you
as volunteers in that project if you
as volunteers in that project if you look up green iguanas in Panama or Costa
look up green iguanas in Panama or Costa
look up green iguanas in Panama or Costa Rica they’re actually protected by law
Rica they’re actually protected by law
Rica they’re actually protected by law they’re almost an endangered species
they’re almost an endangered species
they’re almost an endangered species here in Puerto Rico we have the opposite
here in Puerto Rico we have the opposite
here in Puerto Rico we have the opposite problem we have two million ones four
problem we have two million ones four
problem we have two million ones four million iguanas in Puerto Rico wanna
million iguanas in Puerto Rico wanna
million iguanas in Puerto Rico wanna wanna per person in Puerto Rico so we
wanna per person in Puerto Rico so we
wanna per person in Puerto Rico so we have to explore many different
have to explore many different
have to explore many different techniques to mitigate this problem egg
techniques to mitigate this problem egg
techniques to mitigate this problem egg harvesting hunting wherever it is
harvesting hunting wherever it is
harvesting hunting wherever it is possible and turning it into a menu
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