well slap me silly

[jigsaw 11,900]

https://www.thatsfarming.com/news/coypus-spotted-in-leitrim-species-alert

 

this could get interesting ,pity im getting a bit too old for the energy needed to find these mofos

 

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Exotic Rodents spotted in Leitrim.

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• Agriculture, coypus, environmental protection, EPA, leitrim, news, Rivers, species alert
• 11.06.2017
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Recently the exotic South American rodent, coypus, is reported to have been spotted in Leitrim.

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The news comes after a species alert was released in the Cork area in recent weeks, where a small number of the rodents were spotted.
 

The creature, native to South America, has already spread rapidly through North American and English countryside’s, destroying local habitats in the process.
 

It is believed that the animal was first introduced to the country as a novelty attraction to a pet farm in Cork. Though some animals escaped in 2014 and began breeding on the outskirts of Cork city, and then began to spread across the country.
 

It is described as having similar physical characteristics to an otter except for its rat like tail, and orange/yellow teeth.
 

They are said to be damaging river banks and over eating vegetation, thus putting pressure on our native species and increasing competition. They also are known to eat bird eggs and any crop vegetables they can find.
 

They are sexually active at a very young age, three months, and can have up to six or seven pups, meaning they reproduce very quickly.
 

There are genuine fears that population numbers will increase dramatically, having serious implications on local environments.


The species has been spotted already in Cork, Kilkenny, Tiperary, Offaly and now Leitrim where a species alert is in place.
 

If anyone spots one in any are they are urged to contact their local council offices.

 

Edited March 31, 2019 by jigsaw

[jigsaw 11,900]

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and the directive for total annihilation 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Whats all the top Irish terrier lads been doing whilst this plague has been growing .

[peterhunter86 8,627]

There was a picture of one on the royal canal in Dublin, in the paper last week 

[j j m 6,602]

ugly beggers int they

[Greyman 30,565]

3 hours ago, foxdropper said:

Whats all the top Irish terrier lads been doing whilst this plague has been growing .

You don’t need to be a top terrier man as sadly they don’t fight like a rat x 10 and are pretty easy work for even a modest terrier, the Norfolk broads had a load of them back in the 80s I think it was and they were wiped out quite easily

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Yes I know mate ,was a bit of humour .

[jiggy 3,209]

10 hours ago, foxdropper said:

Whats all the top Irish terrier lads been doing whilst this plague has been growing .

Too embarrassed to ask ace boon coon to send back across the water some of that legendary black blood that has actually worked them. They become American coypu lines then. Need to keep a bit of pride. Seen what happened last time bulls were sent over that way. They came back a few generations later American pitbull terriers.