Keys May Postpone Trapping Feral Cats, Iguanas
KEY WEST (CBS4) - Public outcry may postpone the setting of traps in federal wildlife refuges in the Florida Keys for feral cats and iguanas.
The traps were supposed to be set beginning this Tuesday but officials now say they won't be set until they can respond to comments about the program. Wildlife managers say the trapping is necessary to protect native plants and endangered species which call the refuges home like the rare Miami blue butterfly.
Critics say they're concerned that the trapped animals would be killed instead of taken to a facility for adoption. Refuges manager Anne Morkill said all the animals caught in the traps will be taken to an animal shelter in the Middle Keys.
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