Iguanas are part of
the Puerto Rican environment. Many iguanas live in forests, others are
domesticated as pets. In Puerto Rico, people drive without precaution, and
that’s why many accidents occur every day. Incidents in the streets of Puerto
Rico are very common because people drive irresponsibly, and iguanas are one of
the most common road kills in the island.
Today’s drivers are
very irresponsible because they drive without precautions, causing more deaths
every day. When road kills happen, many people do not care and pass by as if
nothing is wrong. I once witnessed a road kill of an iguana. The iguana was in
the side of the street trying to cross and a car ran over it. The person did
not stop nor acted concerned. I was behind and my first reaction was of
disgust. All of the cars passed by and neither stopped. The iguana was dead and
no one seemed to care. I did not stop because the iguana was already dead and
it would be useless to stop, and I think that’s why others did not stop either.
Possible solutions to minimize road kills would be for people to drive more
carefully, and with conscience that animals have lives too. In roads that
animals are common to appear, the state should put signs of precaution in order
for drivers to know when they are entering a zone like this.
In Puerto Rico road
kills are very common. People should have more conscience that we are not the
only ones on the road. Sometimes animals appear on the side of the road because
they want to cross to the other side, and that is when drivers should be
careful. As we human beings have life, animals have life too. People should
drive more carefully when they see an animal on the side of the road, whether is
an iguana or another animal. Just as we do, animals deserve to live.
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