Iguanas on the plate

1987/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Dietetika/Elikagaiak

It seems that the meat of the iguana is like the chicken and its egg has aphrodisiac properties. This is a useful source of animal protein. This is what Dagmar Weiner of the Smithonian Institute proposes. According to him, the proper growth of this large reptile can solve many feeding problems. She has bred 1200 iguanas in boxes.

This operation, supported by the WWF, has a triple objective: feeding hungry populations, saving an animal in danger and protecting the rainforest. Burning the forest so that the crops grow is not appropriate, since in a few years the pavement is totally deteriorated. If the iguanas grew, the soil would take much more care and last a long time.