Rodents With Orange Teeth Are Wrecking The Environment-And Winning Hearts


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The nutria, an invasive species native to South America, is wreaking havoc on U.S. wetlands and winning over the hearts of everyday people. The cost to remove them from one state was more than $30 million, and other states are struggling to find a solution. In some states, residents are encouraged to hunt the nutria and eat them. Coastal states are facing a looming challenge in the eradication of the nutria that are destroying wetlands, and not only because of the rodent's invasive tendencies. The large rodent is winning the hearts of everyday people, too. The nutria, which is said...