Baited trap used to capture nutria

Photo By/Credit

McBride, Tess

Date Shot/Created
10/12/2010
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A trap baited with carrots and apples awaits a nutria to venture out of the water and investigate. The animals are trapped in order to tag them to better understand the habits of nutria and to prevent their spreading.
Subject tags
Wildlife management
Trapping
Rodents
Mark-recapture studies
Mammals
Invasive species
Aquatic animals