That's exagerating it a bit if hundreds of them were turned loose we would have many more invasives that we do. Sulcattas would be established for one and you never hear about them being found. With the exception of the population of Veiled Chameleons at the junction of I-75 and 80 in Ft. Meyers (does this location ring a bell? Cape coral isn't far. ) you don't hear about populations of Red- headed agamas anywhere else besides the intersection of 429(the greenway) and 17-92 in Sanford or the population in the Stirling blvd. area of Davie Fl. (are you starting to see a patern yet??? ) There are actually not as many releases as the news media would lead you to believe We are just the victim of slow news cycles. As far as the legislation goes we are just an easy target of a failing political party who are trying to keep their jobs. Lobbying by animal rights whackos hurts us also and I wouldn't rule out developers either. It is much easier to shine the light on an unpoular hobby as the source of enviromental harm than to have people look at your habitat destruction. Bulldozers will kill far more goppher tortoises and burrowing owls than Monitors ever will

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