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California wiped out 20-pound rodents. DNA suggests someone brought them back

California believed nutria were eradicated, but they reappeared in the Central Valley. A new genetic study indicates these rodents were reintroduced by humans. Nutria damage wetlands and weaken vital flood control structures. Their feeding and burrowing habits cause significant ecological and agricultural harm. This discovery…

July 28, 2026 World The Times of India

California believed nutria were eradicated, but they reappeared in the Central Valley. A new genetic study indicates these rodents were reintroduced by humans. Nutria damage wetlands and weaken vital flood control structures. Their feeding and burrowing habits cause significant ecological and agricultural harm. This discovery…

California believed nutria were eradicated, but they reappeared in the Central Valley. A new genetic study indicates these rodents were reintroduced by humans. Nutria damage wetlands and weaken vital flood control structures. Their feeding and burrowing habits cause significant ecological and agricultural harm. This discovery…

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