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Nutria

Educational resources on Nutria

Nutria or Myocastor coypus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Nutria

Academic web links for the Nutria.


Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
Provides general information, and specific details regarding the rodent in Texas.
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/myoccoyp.htm

Nutria and Trade
Offers a history of the importation and use of this animal for fur and food purposes. Also details of its destructive impact on marshlands.
www.american.edu/TED/nutria.htm

Nutria - University of Michigan
Provides details regarding the species including habitat, physical description, and reproduction.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Myocastor_coypus.html

Nutria
Louisiana State University site provides general information and history of nutria in the United States, and its impact on the environment.
www.lamer.lsu.edu/exotics/nutria

Nutria
PROJECTS. CLASSROOM RESOURCES. EXOTIC AQUATICS Nutria Zebra Mussel Water Hyacinth Hydrilla References. RESOURCE LINKS. CALENDAR. LA SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM Exotic Aquatics of the
lamer.lsu.edu/exotics/nutria/impacts.htm

Damage Prevention and Control Methods
B-71 NUTRIA Dwight J. LeBlanc State Director USDA-APHIS-Animal Damage Control Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Fig. 1. Nutria ( Myocastor coypus ) Damage Prevention and Control Methods
www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/wildlife/NUTRIA.PDF

Nutria
Nutria Myocastor coypus: Country of Origin: Nutria’s original ranges include: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil.
oklahomainvasivespecies.okstate.edu/Nutria.html

Aquatic Invasive Species of Pennsylvania - AIS in PA Watersheds
NUTRIA (Myocastor coypus) Nutria are swimming rodents similar to beavers and muskrats with long, thin tails. These rodents have not been sited in
www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/ais/watershed/nutria.htm

Invasive Species In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Workshop - Nutria
The goal of this workshop is to develop consensus frameworks for advancing and implementing invasive species regional management plans for the six species identified by the
www.mdsg.umd.edu/exotics/workshop/nutria.html

Nutria - Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
Put your site description here. ... Nutria - Myocastor coypus Contact Information . Trevor Sheffels sheffels@pdx.edu
www.clr.pdx.edu/projects/ans/nutria.php







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