Oregon Considered

5/23/2006 - Foreign Pest Multiplies On NW Waterways

May 23, 2006

A buck-toothed rodent that can mow down waterfront gardens and turn dikes into Swiss cheese is expanding its range in the Northwest.

The non-native animal is called nutria. It's recently turned up in new places including Lake Washington, next to Seattle, and Oregon's Rogue River valley.

Some communities are resigned to its presence. Others are trying to eradicate the creature. Correspondent Tom Banse reports.
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