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- Nutria, large rodents originally introduced for fur farming, have spread to forty US states and Canada.
- They are destroying wetland vegetation and agricultural crops such as rice.
- Their burrowing weakens levees and dams, creating risks to infrastructure and public safety.
- Authorities are using trapping, detection dogs, and bounty programs to control the populations, and the damage has already cost millions of dollars.
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- Progress of eradication programs using trapping, detection dogs, and bounty schemes
- Extent of further spread beyond the forty US states and Canada
- Impact on infrastructure such as levees and dams in affected regions
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