Coypu 1940, some of the nutria escaped during a hurricane and quickly populated coastal marshes, inland swamps, and other wetland areas. From Louisiana, coypus have spread across the Southern United States, wreaking havoc on marshland. Following a decline in demand for coypu fur, coypu have since become pests in many areas, destroying aquatic vegetation, marshes, and irrigation systems, and chewing through man-made items such as tires and wooden house panelling in Louisiana, eroding river banks, and displacing native animals. Damage in Louisiana has been sufficiently severe since the 1950s to warrant legislative attention; in 1958, the first bounty was placed on
Boyan (given name) Boyan (given name) Boyan () is a Slavic male given name. The short form of the name "Boyan" used in Bulgaria is "Bobi" or "Bobby" (Bulgarian: Боби). Its female equivalent is "Boyana" (Bulgarian: Бояна). In present days it is used as a given name in Bulgaria written as "Boyan" (Bulgarian: "Боян"), and also in all countries of former Yugoslavia, mainly written as "Bojan" (Serbian and Macedonian: Бојан)/(Slovenian/Croatian: Bojan). The name is recorded in historical sources among the Bulgarians, Serbs, Macedonians, Czechs, Poles, and Russians. There is some discussion as to where the name "Boyan" comes from. It is generally accepted