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 ...

Invasive species, such as nutria, Asian tiger mosquitos, and wild boars, are causing significant harm to Louisiana’s ...

Louisiana’s wetlands face escalating destruction from invasive nutria, prompting intensified control measures, including bounties and public awareness campaigns. Despite efforts, the nutria population ...

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.

The Rat Resource. Nutria are a tremendous and abundant renewable resource, whether to be worn or eaten. Although it might take a bit to persuade food snobs to try it, wild nutria meat, or ragondin, is ...

Nutria were first detected in Northern California in 2017, mostly in Merced County. By 2019, 47 were detected in the Delta, all in San Joaquin County.

Avoid nutria. Armstrong said she doesn’t often hear about nutria attacks on pets, but it can happen if people and/or their dogs are in the rodent’s territory.

A two-decade, multimillion dollar effort got rid of nutria, a pesky rodent, on the eastern side of the Chesapeake Bay. But there's worry they could come back.

In a hotly contested statewide election across the state of Louisiana, Neuty the Nutria's seal of approval carries heavy weight — 22 pounds, more or less.

Adult nutria are about two feet long and have a long, rat-like tail that can reach up to 18 inches long. They have long white whiskers, white muzzles, and dark yellow Austin Powers-like teeth.