Robert Eddings, regional manager of the California Waterfowl Association, reveals the presence of nutria at Grizzly Ranch in Suisun, California. Nutria are invasive rodents causing concern due to their rapid reproduction and impact on native plant life.
California Waterfowl Association regional manager Robert Eddings points to a section of marshland where nutria have been discovered and trapped at Grizzly Ranch in unincorporated Suisun, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Grizzly Ranch is about 900 acres and nutria were discovered on the property back in 2023. Nutria are semiaquatic rodents from South America and are an evasive species here in California .
Nutria, a nocturnal herbivore, eats the 6-8 inches of the cattail plant that is above the mud but below the waterline. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)Since 2017, the Nutria Response Team has caught and killed more than 5,000 animals. The rodents reproduce quickly, and as their population grows, eradication gets more difficult
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