Much like how nutria showed up in Louisiana, nutria showed up in Texas in 1940s for fur farms. After the fur industry went belly up, many nutria farmers simply released their nutria into the wild. Not ...

A large invasive rodent capable of destroying up to 9 tons of plant material a year has made its way to Fresno, according to a report by the California Department ...

Eat Nutria – not? No, Nutria is not an artificial sweetener, or a new meal delivery company. It is a rodent species, called Nutria. Apparently, these rodents, known as Swamp Rats and a gustatory ...

The CDC reports there have been 3 cases of hantavirus in Florida. Hantavirus has been found in cotton rats in Florida. There is no treatment for hantavirus. Patients receive supportive care.

SHERMAN ISLAND, AS I MENTIONED, IS ONE OF OUR NORTHERNMOST AND NEWER SITES WHERE WE HAVE DETECTED NUTRIA, NUTRIA ARE RODENTS NATIVE TO SOUTH AMERICA, AND THEY’RE CAUSING A HEADACHE FOR CREWS ...

Nutria are "oversized, wetland-loving rodents were brought to the U.S. for the fur trade and now they’re devouring marshlands," the USFW says. What does it taste like? "Their meat is lean ...

Nutria are "oversized, wetland-loving rodents were brought to the U.S. for the fur trade and now they’re devouring marshlands," the USFW says. What does it taste like? "Their meat is lean ...

and rat-like tails. The service also reiterated the edibility of nutria meat while encouraging readers to check their state’s regulations and restrictions before they head out to the local swamp for ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed residents of California to eat a certain rodent that has been called a "giant swamp rat" in efforts to protect the state's marshland.

In a Facebook post, the agency encouraged people to hunt, catch, and cook nutria, a large, rat-like semiaquatic creature classified ... something the agency likened to “a disaster movie.” “Save a ...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – A Stark County couple is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered horrific conditions inside their home, which included hundreds of living and dead rats.