Rep. Josh Harder of Turlock put on waders and traipsed through the water in search of swamp rats recently.
The goal: Publicizing a bill that he and three other California Democrats have introduced targeting nutria, an invasive species from South America creating havoc with irrigation canals and levees.
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A Turlock lawmaker plans to bring a giant swamp rat to Congress to drum up support
Swamp rats, troublesome rodents typically known as nutria in Louisiana, are causing problems in central California,
