Nutria Is a Tough Sell

Two stories out of the Lafourche Parish Daily Comet in Louisiana discuss the non-existent market for nutria fur:

Demand for Nutria Pelts Fades Away

And

They’re the Last of the Swamp-Rat Skinners

The state of Louisiana gives $5 per nutria tail in an effort to control the population of the nuisance species, but pelts sell for as little as $1 when trappers can find a buyer.

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