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Police searching for infant and mother

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Police searching for infant and mother
Police searching for infant and mother

Apparently, town officials consider the iguana population a nuisance.

Because next month on the Pelican Lake Workshop agenda they'll have a "discussion on the removal of iguanas."

NEW AT 11 -- THE TOWN OF JUNOBEACH IS DEALING WITH AN IGUANAPROBLEM.

ITPOINT WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TOFIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW TO GETRID OF THE INVASIVE CREATURESAROUND PELICAN LAKE.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONTAKES A LOOK AT THE POSSIBLEPLAN TO GER RID OF IGUANAS.NATS: (VO) JUSSARA SILVAENJOYS HER WALKS AROUNDPELICAN LAKE IN JUNO BEACHDAILY.

SHE SAYS THE ONLYPROBLEM IS THE PLACE ISCRAWLING WITH IGUANAS.

(SOT18:12:42) 4 SEC IN WARMWEATHER, I'VE SEEN UP TO SIXIN JUST ONE WALKING SESSIONJUST ALL OVER THE TREES.

NATS:(VO) APPARENTLY, TOWNOFFICIALS CONSIDER THE IGUANAPOPULATION A NUISANCE.

BECAUSENEXT MONTH ON THE PELICAN LAKEWORKSHOP AGENDA THEY'LL HAVE A"DISCUSSION ON THE REMOVAL OFIGUANAS." I MADE SEVERALEFFORTS TO SPEAK WITH TOWNOFFICIALS BUT NO ONE GOT BACKTO ME.

FOLKS AROUND TOWN HAVEDIFFERING OPINIONS ON THEINVASIVE SPECIES.

(SOT17:42:00)JOHN MILNER I THINKTHAT IF THERE'S A LOT OFIGUANAS THEN THEY NEED TO PAREDOWN THE IGUANAS IT'S PROBABLYA GOOD IDEA.

(SOT 17:35:45)DEBRA MITCHELL THEY HANG OUTIN THE BUSHES THEY DON'TBOTHER ME.

NATS: (VO) EDLADTARI IS WITH IGUANA MASTERSOUT OF WEST PALM BEACH.

HESAYS IGUANAS CAN BE EXTREMELYDESTRUCTIVE.

(SOT 1:23:39)THEY CAUSE MASSIVE EROSION.NATS: (VO) HE SAYS PALM BEACHCOUNTY IS WAY BEYOND WIPINGOUT IGUANAS.

HE SAYS NOW IT'SALL ABOUT POPULATION CONTROL.(SOT 34:30) 7 SEC AND THAT'SDONE BY SEVERAL METHODS OFHUNTING WITH AIR RIFLES,PELLET GUNS, NOOSING THEM, ANDTRAPPING THEM.

NATS: (VO)SILVA SAYS SHE'S AN ANIMALLOVER BUT IGUANAS HAVE TO GO.(SOT 18:13:34) I THINK IT'SPROBABLY A GOOD IDEA.

NAT:(VO) WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTEDON WHETHER TOWN LEADERS DECIDETO TAKE ACTION.

IN JUNO BEACH,TODD WILSON, FOX 29 NEWS,WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.WE'VE SEEN

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