Nutria are recognized as an invasive species capable of destroying native vegetation and agricultural crops. Over the years, ...

This National Invasive Species Week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking Americans to do their part for native ecosystems by eating giant, invasive rodents called nutria. “Please ...

Since 2017, the Nutria Response Team has caught and killed more than 5,000 animals. The rodents reproduce quickly, and as their population grows, eradication gets more difficult.

Invasive rodents from South America spread further in Houston communities. Nutria appear to be coexisting with another invasive species in the area. By Ariana Garcia, Assistant News Editor Dec 11 ...

Close to a thousand nutria have been hunted down in California this year alone, and wildlife officials are urging people to share reports of the invasive, 2.5-foot-long rodents in the Bay Area as ...

What invasive species do U.S. Fish and Wildlife want you to eat? Nutria are large rodents from South America that eat and burrow into wetlands along the Gulf Coast, Atlantic Coast and in the ...

Fresno County, in fact, has become the newest hot spot for these invasive rodents. Since 2023 more nutria have been taken from Fresno County than any county in California, according to CDFW data .

Invasive plants and animals are spreading throughout Eugene’s natural spaces, pushing out native ... Nutria, invasive rodents that look like a cross between a beaver and a rat, ...

The announcement came during National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and serves to “to remind us that some of the biggest ecological nightmares are critters that don’t belong here ...

If you take a walk through Eugene’s parks or along the Willamette River, you might notice the lush greenery — thick blackberry brambles, fields of white flowers and ponds buzzing with life.