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How can I get rid of rats, minks, beavers or nutria from around my pond?

Last Updated: November 15, 2010

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USDA Wildlife Services personnel and local conservation agents can recommend legal control measures and possibly assist in trapping and relocating certain animals. Damming and burrowing activities of beavers, muskrats and nutria may cause physical damage to ponds by weakening levees and interfering with control structures.

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