The Threat to Marshland Habitat and Wildlife
INTRODUCTION - Introduced in Louisiana over 100 years ago. - Native of South America - Introduced for fur farming in 1900. - Populations out of control for past 30 years in Louisiana marsh wetlands.(Daily Herald, 2009, p.1; U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 2013)
INTRODUCTION (CONT.)
Literature Review - Nutria in Louisiana 1930s – 1980s - Nutria Characteristics - Marsh Wetlands - Population Expansion - Numbers reaching nearly 1 million by 1957 - Nutria Fur Farming - Impact on Wetlands - Nutria adds to the list of grazing animals ...
