It is actually a coypu, which was introduced to France in the 19th Century for its fur and has since become a pest. The vermin exterminators are Piegeurs Agreé.Your Mairie should have details of any registered Piegeurs in your commune.. The previous year some of the 300 animals had escaped, and soon began to spread into the region's waterways. There are 5 adults and at least 4 young coypu / ragondin rapidly destroying my pond, about 10km SW of Guingamp. Myocastor coypus Introduction to Nutria or Coypu.
The outer fur or guard hairs are a reddish dark brown or yellowish colour.
In addition to other problems caused by Coypu mentioned on this thread, 80% of Coypu/Ragondin in France are said to carry Weil's disease wereas only 20% of Coypu in the UK ever carried it before they were eradicated. The coypu lives in burrows alongside stretches of water, and feeds on river plant stems. Good Luck. Following escapes and deliberate releases in the 1930’s when demand fell in the global depression they have spread to most regions of France. There is only one genus and one species — monotypic — but there are four variations.
They’re not native to France so why are they here? The reasons for its rapid decline are still not fully understood it would seem, although there is an obvious connection with the introduction of the American mink in the 1920’s, other hypotheses include hunting, urbanisation, water pollution, general loss of habitat, poisoning and trapping meant for other species (coypu for example) and also the possibility of a new or introduced disease.
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In France, Coypu is known as ‘ragondin’. In the Mayenne department a man died a few years ago from Weils disease and it was reported in the local newspaper. When diving, these accomplished swimmers are able to remain submerged for up to 5 minutes.
If you’ve been to France, the chances are you’ve caught glimpses of beaver-like animals swimming in lakes or rivers, or grazing on banks or roadsides. The Coypu is a large rodent and is the only member of the family Myocastoridae. There was also a wild population in parts of the UK, which did a great deal of damage to river banks, but I believe that trapping has now eliminated them. Coypus are active during the nighttime hours, when they play and socialize with conspecifics. It is widely distributed across France and is present in many lakes and waterways feeding on aquatic vegetation, roots, stems, water lilies and lake side plants.
Poisoning of animals is indiscriminate and for Coypu illegal. The Coypu is sometimes also called the Nutria - the Spanish word for otter and also the name of its rich grey coloured velvety under fur.
In France they are legally classified as "nuisibles" (vermin) .
However, due to escapes and releases from fur farms there are now large feral populations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Paul.
The coypu (from Spanish coipú, from Mapudungun koypu; Myocastor coypus), also known as the nutria, is a large, herbivorous, semiaquatic rodent.Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, Myocastor is now included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats. The Coypu – France ... (There are buses from the town though!)
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The Coypu is a large rodent and is the only member of the family Myocastoridae.It is not a native species in France and was introduced from South America in the 19th century for its fur, (as were American Mink and Musk rats from North America). Following escapes and deliberate releases in the 1930’s when demand fell in the global depression they have spread to most regions of France.