#coypus

"Brought to East Anglia in 1929, coypu were bred for their fur. Over time, several escaped and established successful colonies throughout the Broads. As females could have up to 15 young each year, their numbers increased, and their presence impacted on the landscape. They grazed reed beds and crops, particularly sugar beet, to destruction, burrowed into riverbanks, and even undermined tracks."

To kill or not to kill, that is the question. Few furry animals bring out the heated conversations at La Macchina Fissa like the loved and loathed coypu. Cute when little (like so many bastardly beasts) but destructive to riverbanks, canals and man-made irrigation systems, these South American vegetarian rodents are overpopulating in Europe like nobody's business.They actually have a lot in common with humans, who are to blame for them being here in the first place. Is it time to bring back the not-so-soft fur trade? 😂 At the moment the trend in Lombardy is to trap, kill, and burn. #coypu #coypus #coypusofinstagram #lamacchinafissa #tokillornottokill #coypulove #coypuhate #destructivelikehumans #overpopulatingtheworld (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPn3bm3LJ3v/?utm_medium=tumblr

photo by Philippe Amelant

This is my experimental short video about nutrias (also known as beaver rats) having a family dinner.