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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheWolven" data-source="post: 346833" data-attributes="member: 12740">Chicken is one of my favorites. Time to go bowhunting! Joking aside, I know people who keep these guys as pets or just like lizards wouldn't want to kill them. Irresponsible owners have released them and now the iguanas (and their young) have to suffer for it. Hunting is likely the best way we can cull the population unfortunately. I highly doubt capturing them and returning them to the pet trade would work. Economically, most people would not believe it to be worth the time and effort. Many would have to be socialized and the reptile hobby is a lot smaller than the food businesses in the area I imagine. Restaurants selling them as food appear to be the most economically beneficial. It would also help the local conservationists money-wise as they would possibly experience a boom in hunting. Then they get to sell hunting licenses and whatnot. Sadly, there is not much we can do for the iguanas unless the reptile hobby decided to step in and take responsibility for them.</blockquote>