00:00A huge green iguana is spotted settling into a neighborhood, digging a nest.
00:06Such sightings have residents in the southern city of Tainan a bit worried.
00:22Native to Central and South America, this invasive species was brought to Taiwan in the early 2000s, sold as pets.
00:30Since they can grow up to two meters long, buyers often got more than they bargained for, and many were
00:36abandoned.
00:38With no natural predators in the wild, their population has exploded in hot, sunny southern Taiwan, and they have become
00:45a problem.
00:46There are many people in the forest who are in the forest, and they are in the forest, and they
00:52are out of the forest.
00:53People see it, they are afraid of it, because the shape is very bad.
00:58Some have even been spotted in the mountains.
01:12In 2025, the city removed around 26,000 of these lizards, roughly twice as many as a year before.
01:21And it's now stepping up its control measures even further.
01:45The city government is also ramping up training for green iguana control personnel,
01:50and teaming up with local farmers to curb the population before things get worse.
01:55Hank Xu and Sanichi for Taiwan Plus.
01:57Thanks very much.
01:57My question is, do you think, the city gwix is not avre
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