MARCO EAGLE

Marco Island contracts wildlife trapper to control iguana population

Alex Driehaus
Naples Daily News
Alfredo Fermin, owner of AAA Wildlife Trapping and Removal Services, returns an iguana to a cage in the back of his truck on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Fermin is contracted by the city of Marco Island to catch iguanas on the island once a week.
Alfredo Fermin, owner of AAA Wildlife Trapping and Removal Services, returns an iguana to a cage in the back of his truck on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Fermin is contracted by the city of Marco Island to catch iguanas on the island once a week.
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Alfredo Fermin holds an iguana he caught on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Fermin says he has over 450 properties signed up to the iguana-trapping program on the island.
Alfredo Fermin holds an iguana he caught on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Fermin says he has over 450 properties signed up to the iguana-trapping program on the island.
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Alfredo Fermin carries a pole he uses to catch iguanas as he looks for them at a property on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Alfredo Fermin carries a pole he uses to catch iguanas as he looks for them at a property on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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Alfredo Fermin points to locations where he has caught iguanas on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Fermin marks each iguana he catches on the map to keep track of them.
Alfredo Fermin points to locations where he has caught iguanas on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Fermin marks each iguana he catches on the map to keep track of them.
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Alfredo Fermin points to a burrow where iguanas lay their eggs on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Alfredo Fermin points to a burrow where iguanas lay their eggs on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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Two adult male iguanas sit in a cage in the back of Alfredo Fermin's truck on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Two adult male iguanas sit in a cage in the back of Alfredo Fermin's truck on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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Alfredo Fermin parks his truck in an empty lot where he regularly sees iguanas on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Alfredo Fermin parks his truck in an empty lot where he regularly sees iguanas on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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Alfredo Fermin catches an iguana on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Alfredo Fermin catches an iguana on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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An iguana has a wound on its tail, likely due to being shot with a pellet gun according to Alfredo Fermin, on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
An iguana has a wound on its tail, likely due to being shot with a pellet gun according to Alfredo Fermin, on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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A large hole dug by iguanas sits under an air-conditioning unit at a house on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
A large hole dug by iguanas sits under an air-conditioning unit at a house on Marco Island on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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