The Nutria Rats Effects on Louisiana Louisiana’s rich culture has had many outside factors impact and helps form the culture and society that makes Louisiana so great today. One of these factors included foreigners traveling to Louisiana for a new way of life- many traveled from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, and Africa. Having all of these cultures has caused Louisiana to be different in many ways such as foods, festivals, and art. Which has made it very popular for tourist to come and explore other cultures. Another factor on Louisiana culture is the animals and habit that populate this area such as the swamp and wetlands.
There are multiple creatures that thrive in these ecosystems like alligators, cranes, crawfish, and the plants that make up the marsh. Some of these animals are very popular and have become the face of Louisiana. Crawfish are ate often throughout the state and alligators have been made known from reality television shows that hunt them. But not all animals in …show more content…
They were released into “Louisiana wild by state and federal agencies to provide a new fur resource and to control problem plants such as the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)” (“Nutria, Eating Louisiana’s Coast” 1). In the 1940s “nutria were promoted as biological agents for controlling aquatic weeds, primarily water hyacinth, and were transplanted throughout southeastern Louisiana” (“Nutria Population Dynamics – A Timeline” 1). They were released into “Louisiana wild by state and federal agencies to provide a new fur resource and to control problem plants such as the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)” (“Nutria, Eating Louisiana’s Coast” 1). Once the nutria was promoted the population of nutria rats grew tremendously and it was long till people started seeing the real damage they