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Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF
20 June 2013, 11:45,
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Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF
Just watched a fascinating documentary on these truly giant rodents that in the UK / EU are called Coypu, and in the US/ Canada are called Nutria.

These beasties if left unchecked are an absolutely devastating pest if they get established, they have all the odious and unpleasant aspects of other rodents like rats, but on a huge scale with the added concern in areas they feel "settled" they will very often attack humans who enter their territory.

In the UK they were THOUGHT to be eradicated about 25 years ago, but their have been documented sightings including a case reported in the MSM of GIANT RATS with orange teeth in Co Durham.

I think this is an issue of note to be added to our potential risks for after the collapse because their breeding habits can see a tiny colony soon number thousands in only a year or two, they ae only held in check by very cold winters and human control measures.

The Americans are somewhat alarmed because they have new colonies appearing over 200 miles from the last known and documented colonies which points to these aquatic buggers swimming over 200 miles. I raise this issue cos the buggers are all over Europe and the channel is only 22 miles wide.

These beasties are bigger than most Jack Russell terriers with teeth up to 6 inches long.

They were brought to the US and UK for breeding for their fur and pretty soon escaped they are causing chaos in the US and Europe and if they still exit in the UK then if TSHTF they are going to explode in numbers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

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Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by NorthernRaider - 20 June 2013, 11:45
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by bigpaul - 20 June 2013, 11:50
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Highlander - 20 June 2013, 12:19
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Barneyboy - 20 June 2013, 12:32
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Steve - 20 June 2013, 14:23
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Jonas - 20 June 2013, 16:27
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Hex - 20 June 2013, 23:40
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by MaryN - 21 June 2013, 20:18
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by ErikEst - 21 June 2013, 21:00
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Barneyboy - 22 June 2013, 11:53
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Mosstrooper - 22 June 2013, 15:39
RE: Nutria / Coypu after TSHTF - by Jonas - 22 June 2013, 16:32

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