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
Douglas (given name) of the given name is , which is pronounced ; a variant form of this name is "Dougalasa". The given name "Doug" is a common short form variant of "Douglas". Pet forms of the given name include: "Dougie" and "Duggie". In Scotland, while spelled "Dougie" like the above, there is a distinct Scottish pronunciation of "Doogie". Douglas (given name) Douglas is a Scottish masculine given name which originated from the surname "Douglas". Although today the name is almost exclusively given to boys, it was used as girls name in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in the north of England. The