Hi,
We recently had a discussion about dealing with the invasive brown Cuban anoles. There were some pretty divided opinions about what to do with them and no general concensus. So, I decided to get an official ruling. I went to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission web site to ask them. Here is their response to my question:
Quote:
|
I appreciate your interest regarding invasive nonnative species. Nonnative reptiles, including brown anoles can cause negative affects on Florida's ecosystem including outcompeting native wildlife for food an habitat. Certainly no-one is required or would be forced to capture and humanely kill nonnative reptiles, however, if you have interest in doing so you should ensure you are on private property with landowner permission. Additionally, any nonnative species must be humanely killed following AVMA guidelines, more information on removing nonnative and humane killing protocols can be found on our website (Humane Killing Methods for Nonnative Reptiles | FWC).
|
Some of you want to control these illegal aliens and others wouldn’t want to kill these cute lizards. I wonder if people would feel the same if they looked like spiders.
You can use this information however you like.