Mammals - invasive

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Jan 15, 2026

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Description of specimen

Nutria couple have been exposing themselves together for the last month outside the fence surrounding wetland habitat in Farmstead Crossing neighborhood.

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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

Nutria couple have been exposing themselves together for the last month outside the fence surrounding wetland habitat in Farmstead Crossing neighborhood in Forest Grove, OR 97116 at the entry of the neighborhood. Cross streets David Hill Road and Hazelnut St at 45.539536, -123.120154

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Jacob Rose
Institute for Natural Resources

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