Three Thai nationals suspected of smuggling Galápagos iguanas arrested in Ecuador https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/three-thai-nationals-suspected-of-smuggling-galapagos-iguanas-arrested-in-ecuador/

#Thailand #Thai #wildlife #iguanas #AnimalRights

Plate 79, Lacertilia (1904) by Ernst Haeckel, from Kunstformen der Natur.

Source: Library of Congress

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5cf94882-4466-4843-8647-4cadf3461eed

#reptiles #nature #iguanas #lizards #wildlife #art #publicdomain

Two photos I took back in 2022 of two Black Spiny-tailed Iguanas in San Miguel de Cozumel, when they were listed as being a vulernable species.

#mexico #quintanaroo #inaturalist #iguanas #lizards #latinamerica #biodiversity

Meanwhile in Florida, it's raining.... #iguanas

I hear the stories & see some on TV, but haven't witnessed this in SW FL.

But I happened across this story tonight on DW News (Germany!) - very well-done and... provocative.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-cold-snap-helps-curb-floridas-invasive-iguana-numbers/video-75798176 🦎

> In Florida, unusually cold temperatures have sent the invasive green iguana population into temporary hibernation...

Thank you, German & British #media, for providing #ContextAndPerspective on the global impact of #TrumpVirus / #Epstein & Co.

Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures dropped from trees in usually balmy Florida on Sunday as icy conditions blasted southern US states, dumping nearly a half-meter of snow in some areas and whipping up high winds that caused traffic chaos. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
#iguanas #Florida #weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4HeduWVBA8

Humans are the only invasive species I'm aware of and I say that because our invasions are planned.

#Earth #Iguanas

Florida iguanas are 'cold stunned' and falling from trees
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c23rd925knxo

#Animals #Iguanas #Florida