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To get a sense of their productivity, 20 nutria brought to Louisiana in the 1930s bred an estimated 20 million animals within two decades, according to a wildlife group in Maryland that tracks nutria data, quoted in a recent report by Louisiana ... Nutria rat in the water eating. (Credit: iStockphoto/Per Jørgensen)
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306094624.htm
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Nutria tales: The rat's out of the bag ; Tabasco mogul didn't bring rodents here ; 09/29/02; By Martha Carr ; East Jefferson bureau/The Times-Picayune; For decades, Tabasco hot sauce magnate E.A. McIlhenny has been single-handedly blamed for introducing nutria to Louisiana.
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Coypu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The coypu , or nutria ( Myocastor coypus ), is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent and the only member of the family Myocastoridae . Originally native to temperate South America, it has s...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu
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That over sized RAT is killing the marsh land. Get rid of them. Feed them to the alligators. Like any feral animal will tip the natural balance. Just take feral cats that kill birds, lizards and small creatures just for the heck of killing. ... Bayou Bounty: Out with a Louisiana nutria trapper 7:55AM...
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blog.nola.com/tpvideo/2008/02/bayou_bounty_out_with_a_louisi.html
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USGS fact sheet focused on the environmental impact of nutria on Louisiana's ecology. ... Intentional and accidental introductions of nutria had an impact in Louisiana beyond what was originally realized; by the late 1950s there were an estimated 20 million nutria in coastal Louisiana.
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www.nwrc.usgs.gov/factshts/020-00.pdf
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Common Name: Nutria (also: coypu, coypu rat, swamp beaver, nutria rat) ... Parasites and diseases – Louisiana nutria have been found to carry several diseases, viruses, and parasites. Most notably, they carry the nematode Strongyloides myopotami, which can cause a severe itching rash in people handling nutria.
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www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_...
www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Myocastor_coypus.htm
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Nutria carry a number of parasites and diseases. Disease agents Louisiana nutria carry include Toxoplasma gondii, Clamidia psittaci, Francisella tularensis, Leptospira sp., and encephalomyocarditis virus.
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www.iisgcp.org/EXOTICSP/nutria.htm
www.iisgcp.org/EXOTICSP/nutria.htm
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What are Nutria? Nutria are large semi-aquatic rodents, which have a round tail, similar to a rat, and webbed feet, similar to an otter, and the closest relative to the Nutria in the wild is the porcupine. ... Currently, the Louisiana Nutria industry is the largest producer of Nutria pelts and meat in the US, which at this...
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www.american.edu/ted/NUTRIA.HTM
www.american.edu/ted/NUTRIA.HTM
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An examination of the origin of the nutria rat infestation in south Louisiana, and how historical documents shed light on popular but often inaccurate traditions concerning this topic. ... Nutria rats (Myocastor coypus); ecology; invasive species; environmental history; south Louisiana history; biography.
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www.getcited.org/pub/103387982
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