What are the ethical considerations of assisted migration as a conservation strategy in the face of climate change, and how might it interact with invasive species management?

Jan 6, 2012 ... It was also the first day you'd see Kings' Cakes in New Orleans for the pre-Lentan Carnivale season—so naturally my thoughts turn to nutria. Nutria have a long, thin rat-like tail unlike the beaver's (broad, flat) or muskrat's (thin, scaled) tails. Muskrat also undulate their tails back and forth ... Aug 17, 2022 ... Nutria itch results when the larvae of roundworms living inside nutrias (coypu rats) enter a person's skin. It can cause a severe rash ... Dec 31, 2022 ... Invasive nutria rats declared officially eradicated in Chesapeake Bay area ... CHESAPEAKE, Va. — They look like scruffy, oversize rats armed with ... Feb 15, 2024 ... Quite literally a rodent of unusual size, nutria (Myocastor coypus, scientifically) can reach 22 pounds and two feet in length. Large yellow or orange colored front teeth. Thick, rat-like tail covered with bristly hairs. Long white whiskers on either side of nose. nutria. Photo courtesy ... The nutria (or Coypu) is a large, invasive, semi-aquatic rodent that resembles a beaver or muskrat and originates from South America. Jan 4, 2019 ... Enter nutria – twenty-pound swamp rats with carrot-orange teeth and a population so invasive that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and ... Nutria look similar to a muskrat, otter, or beaver. They have a two foot body, a one foot tail that is round like a rat's with bristly hairs. They can weigh ... Feb 22, 2023 ... Nutria are native to South America and look sort of like a beaver with a rat's tail, webbed feet and long, bright orange front teeth. And ...