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A nutria is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native that is approximately 2 feet long. Its features include a large head, short legs, and a stout body that appears hump-backed on land. Their fur is ...

Hollywood would have difficulty inventing a rodent as scary as the South American swamp beast that has gained a toehold in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Imagine a rat-looking creature weighing ...

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 ...

To the untrained eye, it looked like an ordinary stand of cattails growing alongside a pond in a managed wetlands. Ordinary, except for several that lie toppled in the mud. Which is why Greg ...

SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The invasive rodents known as nutria, spurred by California’s wet winter, have been spotted on Sherman Island in Sacramento County. California Fish and Wildlife was ...

Neuty, the celebrated pet nutria “was getting pretty antsy” during his national television debut, according to his keeper, Myra Lacoste. To prevent the 22-pound rodent from squirming in her husband ...

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 ...