Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how iguanas got to Fiji
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote ...
Taiwan began culling iguanas nearly 10 years ago with the 2025 target set at more than 100,000
Authorities have started offering bounties for people to hunt down iguanas in southern Taiwan. The island’s iguana population ...
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Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
Taiwan's iguana population has exploded since the spikey-backed giant lizards were introduced from Central and South America more than 20 years ago as exotic pets. Many escaped, or were dumped ...
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji. Researchers have long ...
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Iguanas reached Fiji by floating 8,000 kilometres across the sea
Genomic analysis suggests that the ancestors of lizards on Fiji today rafted from North America some 30 million years ago.
Iguanas Pulled Off ‘Crazy’ Record-Breaking Ocean Voyage, Scientists Say
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.