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This is the South American Coypu, what is it doing in the Hula valley in Northern Israel?
So the story goes…
A number of years ago an enterprising Israeli farmer wanted to start a fur farming business. The problem is that mink and ermine do n’t do too well in the hot winters in the middle east. So he found this charming South American rodent that produces wonderfully thick fur every winter.
There was but one snag…
Israeli winters are not cold enough for these little fellas. So what did he do … he released them into the wild.
Big Mistake!
These fellas eat up the roots of plants and do a great job at messing up the local attempts to re – invigorate the wetlands by eating through irrigation pipes and messing up canals.
I think they are very cute and look forward to the day when we will be able to live side by side with these fuzzy invaders.