Mammals - invasive

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Oct 5, 2025

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Description of specimen

Average sized adult eating grass by Dixon creek. Didn’t see any other nutria or babies around

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

It was near the parking lot by the high schools baseball fields. There is Dixon creek there and it was eating grass right next to that stream.

Expert Reviewer

Jacob Rose
Institute for Natural Resources

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