Mammals - invasive

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Apr 4, 2026

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They are definitely nutria. We have seen them several times. This afternoon was the first time I've seen so many of them in that same area.

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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

Have you turn left into the Osprey Point RV park and Marina to the left in the grassy area tonight I saw about six of them close to the canal that runs along the residential area before you turn left to go to the Osprey Point residential area and before you get into the RV Park.

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Jacob Rose
Institute for Natural Resources

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