Final drive under way to eliminate nutria

SALISBURY - After more than 10 years of hunting and attempting to remove invasive populations of nutria throughout Maryland, one final push is being made to eradicate the species locally.

Over the next few years, officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin traveling down the Wicomico River seeking out remaining nutria populations.

"In surveying wetlands on the Wicomico River, our staff discovered some nutria in two different locations," said Steve Kendrot, district supervisor in the USDA's Wildlife Services Program. "The next step is for us to conduct a complete ...