Have you seen green iguana ?
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July 15, Neijiang City Zoo welcomed a new friend with green body: the green ivy (liè) lizard.
This green iguana is about 1 meter long and weighs about 3 kilograms. It was picked up by a resident of Weiyuan County. After being identified by the local forest police, it was handed over to the Wildlife Rescue Station of the Municipal People's Park for temporary maintenance.
"Don't look at it as fierce, it is actually very gentle in nature, and the food is mainly vegetable leaves." According to Lai Yaoqing, director of Neijiang People's Park, the green iguana is native to South America. It is a species of Washington Convention (Appendix II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), which is equivalent to a national second-class protected animal.
An adult green iguana can have a length of about 1.5 meters to 2 meters, a maximum weight of 8 kilograms, and an age of 10 to 15 years.
Based on the weight and length of this green iguana, Lai Yaoqing estimated that it was about 5 years old. "Compared with its age and body shape, its weight is relatively light." To this end, while feeding vegetable leaves, the zoo keeper also gave it a "small foci": a plate of barley worm to supplement it with protein.
It is understood that in recent years, a fever of alien pets has begun to emerge in China, and the unique-looking green iguanas have entered the sight of some pet enthusiasts.
According to relevant laws and regulations in my country, raising wild animals requires a certain site and feeding qualification, so it is difficult for ordinary individuals to obtain feeding qualifications.
Lai Yaoqing speculated that this green iguana appeared in Weiyuan and may have escaped from the original breeding site or been abandoned by the breeder. Given that it belongs to an alien species and has many natural enemies of green iguanas, if released to nature, it may soon become food for owls or snakes, Lai Yaoqing decided to keep it temporarily in the Neijiang City Zoo. Let’s see the children. ~
According to Lai Yaoqing, the Wildlife Rescue Station of Neijiang People’s Park has rescued about 200 animals since its establishment in 2013, including nearly 170 injured animals, including owls, grey deer, foxes, etc. Due to the limited site of the zoo in Neijiang City, most of these animals were released after being treated.
