Nutria (Myocastor coypus) are relatively big rodents that grow to between 17 and 25 inches long (43 to 64 centimeters) from head to rump, which is about the same size as a raccoon.Their tail adds ...

Nutria with orange teeth. Gerard Soury/Getty Images The invasive species has since spread to at least 20 states, primarily in those along the Gulf Coast, such as Louisiana and Florida.

In this photo taken Sept. 12, 2019, Greg Gerstenberg, a senior wildlife biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shows a muskrat in a trap intended to catch nutria as he ...

But after a two-decade-long, $30 million effort to trap and kill the invasive species, wildlife experts have claimed victory in eradicating it from shores along the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay.

They’re called nutria, and they’ve ravaged thousands of acres o Wed, 25 ... After a two-decade-long, $30 million effort to trap and kill the invasive nutria rat species, ...

The furbearer biologist’s response: “Other than nutria trapping to our south, there really is no other example of this being the case that I am aware of, certainly no such case here in VT.” 3.

The nutria are identified as a predatory species in Oregon, meaning landowners are allowed to kill or trap them. "I would encourage people to eat them," Boatner said. "They taste pretty good." ...

It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is highlighting an animal that’s causing major erosion to the banks of ditches, lakes, and other water bodies.