Lop Buri residents bite back, seek authority action as iguanas wreaks havoc on farms

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Residents in the central province of Lop Buri are urging authorities to intervene as the population of iguanas in the region has surged dramatically. The animals have reportedly bitten a resident and caused significant damage to plantations and agricultural produce.

 

Channel 3 reported that a master’s degree student conducted a study in the Khao Phaya Doen Dong community in Lob Buri province and discovered a number of iguana populations in the area. The reptiles in the area are the common green iguana which is considered an alien species in Thailand.

 

According to a study report, the iguanas are causing changes to the ecosystem while also consuming local produce. Some residents have abandoned their land after losing all of their produce to the iguanas, and some members of the community highlighted that one local had been bitten by an iguana.

 

by Petch Petpailin

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Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-15

 

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[JoePai]

Sell them to China  

[Geoffggi]

I would imagine the monkeys create much more damage & loss of fruit especially from the trucks although this is entertaining for the onlooker .........LOL

[jcmj]

I’d suggest making a new Thai delicacy from the iguana. Stir fried, bbq’d, fried. So many options and not far from what many people eat already. Probably a bit more meat. 

[giddyup]

14 minutes ago, jcmj said:

I’d suggest making a new Thai delicacy from the iguana. Stir fried, bbq’d, fried. So many options and not far from what many people eat already. Probably a bit more meat. 

If they taste as good as Goanna they'd have a winner.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

I would imagine the monkeys create much more damage & loss of fruit especially from the trucks although this is entertaining for the onlooker .........LOL

I wonder if the policy is same as for monkeys.. can't touch them as they are sacred or something?

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, JoePai said:

Sell them to China  

Tell the locals they taste like chicken

[PETERTHEEATER]

Exactly what local field products do these animals eat?

I do not believe any Thai who owns land would abandon it.