Nutria Or Beaver Of The Marshes. This Species Is Native To The Southern Part Of The South American Continent, From Paraguay And Fr Stock Photo

Nutria or beaver of the marshes. This species is native to the southern part of the South American continent, from Paraguay and from central and southern Bolivia to Tierra del Fuego; it is a typical species of the plain, although it can reach altitudes up to 1190 meters in the Andes. In the early nineteenth century, a demand for its fur developed called `castorino fur` for commercial purposes. Therefore it became quite rare in its original range. At the beginning of the twentieth century it was decided to regulate indiscriminate hunting and to generate intensive breeding of this species..