Police in British Columbia responded to a report of a 4-foot-long "live iguana" on the shoulder of a busy highway, but arrived to find the alleged lizard was a stuffed toy.

Marine iguana populations face several threats, including habitat destruction, climate change and feral predators (including hawks and feral animals like cats, dogs and rats) that feed on the young.

but iguana-wrangling is not one of them." "Fortunately, the officers that were dispatched to the call had three necessary tools at their disposal: a dog-catching pole, a large crate, and ...