Rogue Iguana Causes Massive Power Outage Before Dying; How Did They Become an Invasive Species in Florida?

Rogue Iguana Causes Massive Power Outage Before Dying; How Did They Become an Invasive Species in Florida?

The war between the invasive iguanas and the people of Florida continues as an unfortunate event in Palm Beach that happened on Wednesday, December 7. Local newspaper Sun Sentinel reports that a rogue iguana caused a large-scale power outage in Lake Worth Beach after climbing onto a power grid’s transformer, which affected roughly 1,400 households […]

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How a landmark bill and a small patch of land could save Florida’s panthers

How a landmark bill and a small patch of land could save Florida’s panthers

Beyond the dirt tracks and swamps of the Florida Everglades lies a narrow, unremarkable strip of land that has taken on outsize importance in the battle to save the state’s critically endangered panthers. Barely 11 miles (18km) long and a mile wide, Chaparral Slough occupies a forgotten corner of south-west Florida, where cattle roam, cowboys […]

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