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| Iguana |
However, Puerto Rican are not having any fun with iguanas
where they haves become a massive problem.
Iguana is an invasive species in Puerto Rico
where they were first released in the wild by owners in 1970’s. Now, there are
an estimated 4 MILLION iguanas in Puerto Rico which is
almost the same as the number of people living there. Iguanas are responsible
for burrowing under buildings and destroying foundations, and causing blackouts
by building nests near the warmth of electric plants. The problem is so severe,
that even airplanes can’t land because the runways are covered with iguanas. Puerto
Rico spends about $80,000 a year just to kill and remove iguanas
from the airports.
Puerto Rican authorities have come up with a plan to solve
this problem by exporting iguana meat to the U.S. There is plenty of meat in Iguanas some of whom can grow up
to 6 feet and live up to 20 years. Iguanas meat can sell of about $6 a pound and
there high demand in the U.S.
because of Latino and Asian immigrants.
I asked a latino in Los Angeles
what he thought of eating iguana meat. He answered:
“Eu
amo carne de iguana, mas é difícil de encontrar por aqui.”
(I love iguana meat but it is hard
to find around here)
I suppose that sounds like enthusiastic thumbs up for iguana
meat.
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References
Huffington Post (Puerto Rico's Iguanas
To Be Killed)
