Posted on 04/15/2006 4:44:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
A nutria makes its way ashore at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, Md. in this Friday, Aug. 13, 1999, file photo. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea)
illegal rats invading ,, being tracked and monitored so we know there whereabouts,, and we can't even begin to track all the other illegals here already.
Why does that seem funny in a way?
Seems there was a horror movie some years back called "Nutria".
"The Nutria that ate the NOLA dikes"
Oh, wait.
should have read the article. :-}
they've been here since the 30s and 40s when they were raised here.. I guess they're kind of like a lot of commie rats that came here about the same timeframe, but have now crossed over and become perhaps more of a danger than earlier thought by some.
Looks like they've had a long ride here, they did Hollywood and are now seeking new pastures or should I say fields of nourishment. ;-)
We need a sequel to that movie..
LOL. Didn't take log for this post to start circling the drain.
By the way, that wasn't a nutria eating the dykes, it were a beaver.
With the number and size of the typical Seattle rodent, more commonly known as voters, these critters don't stand a chance.
You got two words reversed.
I'll bet these rodents don't take showers either.
They're not illegal anymore, they been here through many generations.
Amnesty for swamp rats! They're simply eating crops American rats don't want to eat.
Coats! Beautiful soft fur coats, a lot like beaver. Wish I had some of the little rascals in my yard. Bring 'em on!
Perhaps if they were armed with a couple of M1911's there wouldn't be such a problem after the semester was over. And some coeds might get some nice new fur coats.
another research project gone bad.
apparently there was and is a market for the fur , a bulk of them are trapped in louisiana and texas, they don't like cold weather tho and mess up the environment for beaver and waterfowl alike..
http://www.nationaltrappers.com/nutria.html
DINSDALE !
Glad to see you're still here, Norm!
They're just here doing the work that American rats don't want to do.
HaPPY Easter to ALL!
except for folks that aren't into Easter and 'stuff' like that. ;-)
Anyone from the area can tell you how big of a problem the geese have become. There are so many they've made Lake Washington a bio-hazard and turning bordering lawns into green slip and slides.
A few years back U.S. Fish and Wildlife netted a couple of thousand of them and trucked them to the Dakotas. Along the way a "few" of the geese died and the public went ballistic...no more catch and release.
Alive and kicking :) Thanks!
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