TAIPEI - 6 JAN - Taiwan plans to significantly increase its efforts to eradicate invasive green iguanas in 2025, aiming to cull up to 120,000 of the species to mitigate the damage they cause to local agriculture.
TAIPEI - 6 JAN - Taiwan plans to significantly increase its efforts to eradicate invasive green iguanas in 2025, aiming to cull up to 120,000 of the species to mitigate the damage they cause to local agriculture. The Agriculture Ministry (MOA) revealed that green iguanas have spread across southern Taiwan and even reached as far north as Taichung, with an estimated population of around 200,000. In 2024, approximately 70,000 iguanas were culled, with large numbers removed from areas like Pingtung, Tainan, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, and Changhua.
With a budget of NT$20 million (US$ 607,027), the MOA intends to step up its efforts by deploying professional hunting teams across nine cities and counties. The ministry is recruiting additional personnel and introducing a new app for farmers to report iguana sightings. The program offers bounties for hunters, including NT$500 for larger iguanas and NT$200 for smaller ones. The MOA draws confidence from its success in controlling the African sacred ibis population, which has been largely managed after a five-year eradication effort.
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