On July 31th, 2019 the Mayor and City Commission requested a referral to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee to discuss options available to the City to guide residents as to how best to deal with the nuisance of iguanas and the City’s plan euthanize and control them in parks, public right ways, sea walls and the golf courses.
The Department of Communication posted on the City of Miami Beach website information provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in order to educate our residents on the proper procedure of dealing with the iguanas in their residences and private property.
The Property Management Department met with Redline Iguana Removal (the “Contractor”) to develop iguana control strategies in line with the recommendations from the Mayor and City Commission as well as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The pilot program was rolled out focused on decreasing the iguana population at five strategic locations across the City. These locations included Muss Park, Pinetree Park, Brittany Bay Park, Scott Rakow Youth Center and Flamingo Park.
To date 171 iguanas have been humanely captured via snare or trap and removed and euthanized from the parks mentioned above. Iguanas are an invasive species that cause significant damage to landscape, carry and spread disease, and compromise infrastructure.