Nutria problem persists around Olomouc despite increased trapping
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- Authorities and hunters around Olomouc have increased efforts to trap nutria.
- The fast-breeding non-native animals continue digging burrows that weaken banks and smaller waterways.
- The damage could affect flood-control structures that are important to a city with repeated experience of major flooding.
Olomouc is catching more nutria, but the animals continue to cause trouble. The city and hunters regularly trap them, yet their numbers remain a concern because they reproduce quickly.
The non-native animals dig burrows that weaken riverbanks and smaller streams around Olomouc. That damage may also affect flood-control structures, which are particularly important in a city that has repeatedly experienced major floods.
People often mistake nutria for beavers. Unlike beavers, however, nutria are described as much more aggressive.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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