Record #:

6399

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

Three marsh dwellers, the native muskrat, nutria, and beaver, live in North Carolina. The nutria is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America. The animal was introduced into the country in the 1930s; private interests released it in North Carolina in 1941. Nutria weigh between 15 and 20 pounds, have grayish-brown fur, a long, round tail with little hair, and are strictly vegetarian.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 51 Issue 6, June 1987, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coypu

Record #:

6799

Author(s):

Wilson, Ken

Abstract:

In a number of countries, nutria fur is an important article of merchandise. For this reason the animal was imported and released into the United States. The first North Carolina nutria release was in 1941 near Buxton Woods on the Outer Banks. This was followed by a 1951 release in Northampton County and by one in 1953 on Bray Island in Currituck Sound. Trapping eventually proved unprofitable, because the fur did not compare well with foreign nutria. However, the nutria, with the appetite of a hungry goat and a face that only a mother could love, has become a most unwanted pest.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 29 Issue 10, Oct 1965, p26-27, 31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coypu