Ric,

You are probably right....and it could well be that what the locals around here see eating fish is not the nutria but otters. One fellow swears that nutria "cleaned out his pond" and another said he has actually observed them eating fish. I've never heard of that outside this region, however.

I definitely saw a nutria...shot him, in fact...and I did see fish skeletons on the bank at the same time the nutria were present. I wish now I had done an autopsy.

Regardless, we can certainly agree that even if they never even disturbed a fish, the nutria must be removed from the pond or serious consequences may result.