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Ron DeSantis: “We think that there were tens of thousands of iguanas who…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Unveils James Monroe Statue Celebrating America250 in Monroe County

Published | Video Starts at 36:06

There may be more, but we're going to continue our efforts to do the removal. Now, the iguanas were falling from the trees like we've never seen before. And people, I mean, We think that there were tens of thousands of iguanas who didn't make it to the other side, you know, of that storm. It's interesting when I tell people this, you know, in other states who may not know what goes on in South Florida, they're like, oh, they're so cute. (36:06–36:13)

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Asserts that tens of thousands of iguanas died due to a storm in Florida.

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