Oregon, primarily in the Willa­ tivity in South America for furs
mette Valley counties. Only an started in 1922. Germany, Switzer­
occasional animal has been re­ land and France imported the ro­
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1966
7
ported from any eastern Oregon dent for fur farming ventures and
Timber Route Unit to
county except Hood River, the U. S the U. S., Canada, Russia and
Fish and Wildlife Service reports. cth?r European countries soon fol­
The Community Christian Youth
Learn Care of Machines
Nutria were dispersed through­ lowed. The earliest record of Rally group, which last week an­
The Timber Route Extension Un­
out the river systems of the entire nutria imported to the U. S. was nounced plans for a banquet, this
it
will meet March 8 at 10:30 a.m.
Willamette River drainage by the in 1899.
week announced that tthe date for in the West Oregon Electric build­
December 1964 floods. They ap­
Nutria fur farms were estab­
parently found the sloughs and lished in Quebec, Canada in 1931, the event had been changed to April ing.
slow backwaters of the Willamette the Green River area of Washing­ 16.
This lesson will be Know Your
to their liking because they have ton in 1932 and in Louisiana in 1937.
For the March rally, set for March Sewing Machine—Use and Care.
increased greatly this year.
Nutria have existed in Oregon 19. the young people will journey to Election of officers will be held at
Nutria have been described as since the 1930's.
Portland to attend a Youth for this time, also.
having a head like a beaver, whis­
In most of these areas, nutria Christ rally at which Miss America
Pot luck lunch will be served at
kers like a walrus, front feet like either escaped or were released of 1965 will be present to give her noon. Members are urged to bring
a monkey, hind feet like a duck, illegally into the wild by disillu­ testimony.
their neighbor.
a body like a badger, teeth like a sioned fur farmers. In Louisiana,
Time of departure for the rally
parrot’s beak, and a tail like a rat, nutria reproduced with amazing and travel arrangements will be
They sometimes reach a weight speed. Trappers in that state re­ announced at the various church
Girl Scout Week Theme
of 30 pounds.
ported the catch rose from a little youth groups.
Is Promise in Action
They are often confused with a over 400 in 1943 to almost lMi mil­
Girl Scout Week is March 5-12.
beaver since they are good swim­ lion in the early 1960’s.
The
national theme this year is
Restrictions
on
nutria
importa­
mers and can girdle and destroy
Nutria fur farms were once es­
trees that are near their watery tablished in all sections of the U. tion now exist in many states as “ Promise in Action.”
The vital part of the “Promise
home. Nutria like to burrow into S. Unfortunately, nutria furs did wildlife experts recognize the lurk­
stream banks to make their homes, not take the market by storm and ing danger of the animal’s popula­ in Action” is giving service to oth­
and such damage is apparent in almost all profit came by promot­ tion explosion. Efforts are now ers in the home, neighborhood,
Columbia county, says Walrod.
ers of breeding stock. Oregon being made to exterminate nutria school, community, state, or in the
Nutria are sometimes called trappers report that 1,749 nutria colonies in the wild and to see that national or international scene.
South American beaver. As far were trapped in 1964 bringing an precautions are taken to prevent There are various ways in which
back as 1849, nutria were abundant average price per pelt of only $1.22. escape of nutria from zoos or pri­ the Girl Scouts can fulfill the
theme in their own neighborhoods.
vate breeding farms.
in Argentina. Raising nutria in cap­ Only larger pelts are useable.
Youth Rally
Plans Changed
NUTRIA, an imported South American rodent, once raised in this coun­
try (or fur purposes, has become established as a crop-damaging pest
in many areas of the United States as a result of liberations by fur
farmers when pelts failed to justify the keeping of the animals. These
animals are quite common in most of the areas of the county where wa­
ter is abundant. This animal was photographed in the Deer Island area.
— Walrod Photo
Nutria Explosion in County,
State Threatens Agriculture
Nutria, large aquatic rodents,
are having a population explosion
in Columbia county and Western
Oregon and threaten to become a
real menace to agriculture and
wildlife, according to Con Coin
Walrod, county extension agent.
The clumsy-looking nutria gobble
up a wide variety of succulent
green plants. They especially like
corn, alfalfa and have a taste for
sweet potatoes, cabbage, clover,
carrots and most other root crops.
In addition, nutria are feared for
their burrowing activities and
their competition with native wild­
life habitats have thus often been
altered and waterfowl marshes
destroyed.
This rugged rodent produces
offspring prolifically, has few nat
ural enemies, and is surprisingly
resistant to control methods, says
Lee Kuhn, associate professor of
fisheries and wildlife at Oregon
State University. Ftw poisons
A nnouncing the Addition o f m a n y more
seem to affect nutria. They ap­
parently thrive on strychnine.
Most effective poison control at
present is a carrot zinc phosphide
bait exposed on floating platforms
anchored away from the shoreline,
but in all liklihood, traps will be
used in conjunction with other
methods. County trapper Robert
Walker is currently having mod­
erate success in trapping these
rodents and results are improving
as habits of the animals are found
out.
In 1959, the Oregon State Game
Commission warned that the stage
was set in Oregon for a great in­
crease in nutria if the animals
found conditions along streams
suitable.
Damage complaints from farm­
ers and sportsmen this past year
indicate the nutria’s population
explosion has occurred and that
the state has a huge and expanding
population of nutria in western
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