Mammals - invasive

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Apr 25, 2020

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Description of specimen

Large Adult Nutria

Commentary

None

Resources

There is a lot of good information about nutria in Oregon on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Living With Wildlife site.

Location

A large adult nutria walked up my driveway at 868 21st St, Springfield, OR 97477 on 4/26 @ 4:30 a.m.. It turned north and continued on to the corner of H St. & 21st St. Before I lost sight of it. I thought this was strange since I’m not aware of any large body of fresh water near enough to this location for a nutria to be wandering its home territory.

Expert Reviewer

Tania Siemens
WISE Program Coordinator (Watershed and Invasive Species Education)
Oregon Sea Grant Extension
Oregon State University
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
541-914-0701

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