Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to impact on agriculture

Green iguanas subsist on a diet of mostly fruit, leaves and plants (Gero Breloer/AP)

Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the island’s agricultural sector.

Around 200,000 of the reptiles are believed to be in the island’s southern and central areas, which are heavily dependent on farming, according to Chiu Kuo-hao, from the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency.