Posted on 02/12/2018 2:52:03 AM PST by LibWhacker
A giant invasive rodent with the ability to destroy roads, levees and wetlands has been discovered in Stanislaus County.
Weighing in at 20 pounds and measuring 2 feet, 6 inches long, plus a 12-inch tail, the nutria live in or near water. They're also incredibly destructive.
They burrow in dikes, and levees, and road beds, so they weaken infrastructure, (which is) problematic for flood control systems, California Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Peter Tira said.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is sounding an alarm about the invasive nutria.
When nutria arent burrowing, theyre eating. They can consume 25 percent of their body weight each day in vegetation, but they waste and destroy 10 times that.
Since 2017, more than 20 nutria have been spotted in Stanislaus, Merced and Fresno counties. However, that number could explode if they aren't dealt with quickly. Nutria can give birth to up to 200 offspring each year.
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Give every 12 year old boy a .22, gun safety course, and a $1 bouty.
I stand corrected.
Another thread from yesterday with some 103 comments if anyone cares to scan thru them
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3631211/posts?
Nutria recipes
http://www.nutria.com/site14.php
When I saw the headlines, I told my wife that they are a cajun delicacy down in Louisiana.
Louisiana W&F has a $5 bounty per tail.
Actually Nutria make great fur coats and are excellent to eat. The Cajuns in LA eat them all the time.
Wow. I used to live in Modesto and I know the lands to the west are largely protected by levees and what not. Also, the drain water is high in toxic selenium. Sounds like it could be a potential environmental disaster.
Rodents of Unusual Size — LOL!
Forgot here makeup
They got much bigger rodents in California Government.
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