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  • Invasion of 20-pound rodents wreaking havoc on California may have been intentional: officials (nutria)

    04/12/2026 5:31:15 AM PDT · by Libloather · 56 replies
    NY Post ^ | 4/11/26 | Katie Jerkovich
    California is under invasion from a 20-pound rodent once believed to have been eradicated from the state – and officials now fear humans may be to blame. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said DNA testing of the 2.5-foot-long pest, known as a nutria, shows the current population is linked to animals in Oregon, not to the species that roamed California in the 1970s before being wiped out. “This study supports our long-held belief that the current invasion is the result of reintroduction rather than explosive growth of a remnant, undetected population,” the CDFW ‘s Nutria Eradication Program Manager...