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A Nutria is a South American rodent which can also be found (as an introduced species) in some US waterways. The body of an adult is about 14 inches (35 cm) long, not including the tail, and its fur is valuable commercially. It is considered very destructive and undesirable by conservationists in the US.
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Nutria (Myocastor Coypus) are not rats but are in the same order (Rodentia) as rats and other rodents. They are NOT valuable commercially. They are highly destructive to their habitat and cause millions of dollars and thousands of acres of habitat loss per year. The reason they are living wild in the US is a result of their not being commercially valuable. Many were intentionally released from fur farms because of the lack of value of their fur. They are a TREMENDOUS problem in the state of Louisiana and Maryland. Check out the fish and wildlife's webpages using the term nutria as a search word for more info.
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A Nutria is a South American rodent which can also be found (as an introduced species) in some US waterways. The body of an adult is about 14 inches (35 cm) long, not including the tail, and its fur is valuable commercially. It is considered very destructive and undesirable by conservationists in the US.
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Nutrias are also very common in South Louisiana. Tho not really considered a rat, they look enough like one to make my skin crawl and they are very large...BRRRR!
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Another symbol of the disposable mentality of our society. Bring it in if you think it will make money, if it doesn't throw it out. If it causes you a problem destroy it. They look sort of like a cross between a beaver and a rat, and if the fur went for $2 a pelt everyone would be loving them to death and fighting over the rights to trap them, but since they don't nobody wants them around.
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