Wednesday March 12, 2025
It may be a small island in the center of California’s Delta, but there is a massive ongoing effort at the center of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife.
“Sherman Island is one of our northernmost and newer sites where we detected nutria,” said environmental program manager Valerie Cook.
About a year and a half ago, crews first found nutria on the 16,000-acre island.
“It’s critical for us that we are able to employ all the tools in the toolbox that help us work most efficiently and can help us get detections most effectively,” Cook said.
Nutria are rodents native to South America, but they are causing a headache for crews in California.