Bobby Manuel- Nutria

By danasnyder820

  • Whene was the nutria rat first spotted.

    The nutria rat is invading Louisiana and it came from South America 1937.

  • Lost Land

    Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge has lost about 7,000 acres of marsh by nutria, since 1938.

  • Population Explotion

    The population of the nutria rat has been estimated to have grown from 250 in 1968 to 35,000-50,000 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland today.