California v Nutria: State Seeks To Eradicate Scourge Of Giant Rodents

"As the dog-sized creatures destroy wetlands and dig through levees, officials have a goal: total extermination"

"The call came from a wildlife trapper working in the wetlands of central California.

“I think I caught a nutria,” the man said.

Greg Gerstenberg, a state biologist, was thrown.

“I was like, ‘a what?’”"

Alastair Gee reports for the Guardian August 15, 2018.