Jan. 6—If a beaver and a rat had a baby, it might look something like a nutria. The semiaquatic rodent, which is an invasive species in the Northwest, sports large, orange teeth and a rat-like tail.

Across the United States, a semi-aquatic rodent that can weigh as much as 20 pounds is chewing through wetlands, farms, and ...

A large invasive species that resembles a beaver is damaging ecosystems in over a dozen US states. Nutria, native to South America, were introduced to the US in the late 1800s for their fur. The ...

In 2015, Maryland trapped its last nutria, the Wall Street Journal said. Multiple states still dealing with 20-pound, ...

SALEM, Ore. (KEZI) — For National Invasive Species Awareness Week, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials are letting folks know that nutria, a large invasive rodent visually similar to beavers, are edible.

They look like scruffy, oversize rats armed with large, beaver-like orange teeth and flat noses. They’re called nutria, and they’ve ravaged thousands of acres of marshland on the Delmarva Peninsula ...

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued a comical warning on Wednesday about a "two-faced creature" known as the nutria, a rodent said to look like a cross between a rat and a beaver ...

Nutria, like those seen in this file photo, are considered invasive in the U.S. Here’s what to do if you see one in southern Illinois. Amanda McCoy [email protected] Southern Illinois has seen ...

Nutria, a semiaquatic mammal, was introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s for the fur trade. After escaping captivity, the critters, which can weigh over 20 pounds and breed year-round, proved hard ...

Doug Robinson tallies nutria tails brought in by trappers. Each tail is worth $4. Voracious orange-toothed rodents called nutria are devouring Louisiana's endangered wetlands. In the latest attempt to ...