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California v Nutria: State Seeks To Eradicate Scourge Of Giant Rodents [1]

"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. [2]

Water & Oceans [3]
Wildlife [4]
California [5]
Public [6]
Source: Guardian [2], 08/23/2018
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/california-v-nutria-state-seeks-eradicate-scourge-giant-rodents [2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/15/nutria-california-rodents-wetlands-environment [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81