With images of green iguanas being tortured and blown up with firecrackers going viral on the Internet and gaining international attention, the government needs to seriously re-examine its handling of the highly invasive species.
Few people are arguing against the need to drastically contain the green iguana population, which has increased 27-fold over the past five years. Imported as pets and abandoned in an environment where they have no natural predators, they are considered a threat to Taiwan’s agriculture and ecosystem, as they destroy crops, force out native species and damage irrigation canals.
It is unfortunate that the government has to exterminate