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25.03.2020 • 
Biology

Nutria, Myocastor coypus, are large, semi-aquatic rodents native to South America. They were originally introduced in the US in
1889 for their fur. When the nutria fur market collapsed in the 1940's, thousands of nutria were released into the wild by ranchers
who could no longer afford to keep them. Characteristics of the nutria include of those here EXCEPT
their status changed from introduced to invasive.
nutria afffect the natural food web of the marshes.
nutria inflict permanent damage to marshes and other wetlands
nutria can only live in freshwater marshes in coastal areas along the Gulf
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