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NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH

GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA DECLARES A STATE OF PRETTY MAD
NUTRIA POPULATION EXPLOSION THREATENS CITIZENS SAFETY

According to our news sources from our affiliate station KFIB in Half Moon Bay
nutria populations have exploded and the entire agricultural business is at risk
our NPR correspondent Miss N. Fore May Shuun reports these non-native animals can
have up to 200 babies a year and soon the entire state will be ravaged by their
insatiable appetite for gourmet vegetables and artisianal fruits

"That seems like a lot of babies Miss Shunn"

"Well that's in quahog years. Quahogs live 500 years so that's why the numbers seem large."

"We have contacted Ms. Megan Tiffany Caitlin who is one of the founding members
of DAMN (daughters against mad nutrias) an association which seeks to alert
people about the threat that nutrias can present to the human population
Do you have any suggestions about how we might approach this problem?

"Well, nutrias love to eat sweet potatoes and other root crops so you should not
wear orange or green shoes or pants so they do not mistake you for a root crop.
And if they rush towards you  should stand your ground and stomp your foot
with authority and scream at them...but don't be rude. We believe that a
kinder gentler approach (thank you George) to nutria encounters should be used."

We contacted Mr. Hezekiah Gooddirt of the environmental consulting firm of
Gooddirt, Gooddirt and Loam to get his response to this alarming situation. 
Mr. Gooddirt do you have any advice for the state?

"Well, as you know when there was a nutria infestation on the Amazon Creek
in Lane county Oregon we advised that they bring in jaguars and piranha fishes.
There was some protests from the local bike riders and the plan was shelved.
Many of the nutrias dies in the big freeze a year later."

We also contacted Mr. Tex Toogunn of the Environmental Protection Agency
to see what their response might be to this problem.

"We have this problem well in hand and are working with the Food and Drug
Administration and the department of Agriculture. They are going to jointly release
a statement declaring that certain nutria body parts have medicinal and aphrodisiac
properties and we are going to declare the nutria a highly endangered species  and we
expect the Chinese poachers to wipe them out within six months."

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"learning is accompanied by a sense of confidence..Confidence is a sense that
a decision is correct."  Challenges in Neuro-Science  Science magazine 2017