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Nutria have torn through Louisiana's marshes. Could its cypress swamps be dessert?

Por: The Advocate Sports November 02, 2023

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First they came for Louisiana’s marshes. Now they may be coming for its swamps.Nutria, an invasive, orange-toothed rodent blamed for each year, appear to be moving inland to gnaw away the state’s treasured swamplands. “It could be that they’ve eaten themselves out of house and home,” said Jennifer Hogue-Manuel, manager of the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ . A nutria sits along Tarpaper Canal in Barataria Preserve near... + full article



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