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Surprise Guest at Makaha Elementary; An Iguana Print E-mail
Written by KGMB9 News - news@kgmb9.com   
May 06, 2008 11:41 PM

 
Recess had to wait for a reptile chase at Makaha Elementary today.

A staff member at the school came across this 3-foot long iguana just hanging out on the grass near one of the portables.

It was just before recess, so the school was put on lockdown and all the students kept in class for about 10 extra minutes while police, school staff, and neighbors chased it around and finally caught it with a net.

The school sent home a letter with the students along with a picture of the special visitor.

"We just wanted to assure the parents, or when the kids share there was an iguana we had a lockdown, so a letter went home from the principal explaining exactly what happened and why," said vice principle Lynn Okamura. 

"It may not be a threat, but if its cornered, the animal will used it's claws to scratch you, as well as bite, and also use it's tail as a whip," Domingo Cravalho, chief of the inspection and compliance section of the Department of Agriculture. 

Cravalho says green iguanas are not native to Hawaii, but are established here.

The iguana is now being held at the Department of Agriculture's quarantine station in Kakaako.

Related Story:

Holding Room: Illegal Animals in Hawaii


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Last Updated ( May 06, 2008 11:41 PM )
 

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