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The 10 worst animal invaders in Louisiana: Fire ants, nutria, tiger mosquitos and more
Tristan Baurick
By air, land and sea, Louisiana has been invaded by a host of foreign critters that are wreaking havoc on farms, homes, wetlands and even our health.
Government agencies and conservation groups have spent decades and millions of dollars fighting invasive animals in Louisiana. But try as they might, many of these destructive bugs, fish and mammals are growing in numbers.
We asked invasive species specialist Michael Massimi, who spent years battling invasives with the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, to highlight the 10 worst animal invaders in Louisiana