Summary of “Beaver-Sized Rodents Are Devouring Louisiana” The article “Beaver-Sized Rodents Are Devouring Louisiana” by Dina Spector provided a great amount of information about the nutria rat and goes into great detail of how the species got here and its effects on this area.
Dina begins by providing the reader with a basic description of the Nutria Rat, a “web-footed animal with shaggy, brown outer fur and large, orange teeth, is originally from South America”. It was originally brought to Louisiana in the 19th century to be farmed for its fur. But over time the pellets became less popular, leading to less money making in that industry for farmers, which leads to them being set free or escaping. It did not take long for the population to
