Mammals - invasive

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Mar 25, 2026

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Description of specimen

Adult nutria, walking around the bushes near commonwealth lake.

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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

Exiting the water behind commonwealth lake, I believe it’s Johnson creek, it was near the sidewalk.

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Jacob Rose
Institute for Natural Resources

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