Posted by: Anonymous
Nutria Invade Skagit County - OH CR@P! - 06/15/05 06:51 PM
See the full story at the link:
http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/news/news99.txt
"Adult nutria — which can weigh up to 20 pounds — routinely consume about one-fourth of their body weight in vegetation each day. And, while they can eat nearly any supple vegetable, they prefer to tear up plants to eat the root.
Davison said female nutria produce about five litters per year, giving birth to as many as 12 young in each brood.
Because it consumes and produces so much, nutria are "just abominable as far as the impacts on local habitat and wildlife," Davison said."
One of you engineers here can do the math...but get these critters making babies and the entire west side of the state can be at risk of being over-run.
Sadly, I sold all my 220 and 330 connibar traps when they outlawed them..!
This is bad...very bad.
Mike
http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/news/news99.txt
"Adult nutria — which can weigh up to 20 pounds — routinely consume about one-fourth of their body weight in vegetation each day. And, while they can eat nearly any supple vegetable, they prefer to tear up plants to eat the root.
Davison said female nutria produce about five litters per year, giving birth to as many as 12 young in each brood.
Because it consumes and produces so much, nutria are "just abominable as far as the impacts on local habitat and wildlife," Davison said."
One of you engineers here can do the math...but get these critters making babies and the entire west side of the state can be at risk of being over-run.
Sadly, I sold all my 220 and 330 connibar traps when they outlawed them..!
This is bad...very bad.
Mike