Nutria: the rodent wreaking havoc on California’s landscape

The rapid influx of these beaver-like rodents has decimated parts of the Californian wetlands. They were introduced to the US for the fur trade and now share wetland areas with some of the west coast’s most endangered species. The California department of fish and wildlife has compared the threat of their presence to that of wildfires Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► California v nutria: state seeks to eradicate scourge of giant rodents ► Support the Guardian ► The Guardian ► The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► Owen Jones talks ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Culture ► Guardian Science and Tech ►