Three years ago a Fort Worth park had a literal giant rat problem. A large population of nutria rodents, that weigh between 17 to 20 pounds, made their home at Krauss Baker Park in 2020 and grew ...

HOUSTON — A new campaign is encouraging Americans to consider an unusual solution to invasive species control: eating them. Launched during National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the ...

More Texas nutria have been seen in Katy's neighborhood lakes, a local magazine reported, and new neighbors have started to notice them splashing more in the water. Katy Magazine interviewed a ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants Texans to eat nutria invading the state. The agency's new campaign, "Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria," is encouraging people to consider making a meal out of ...

What you need to know about nutria, the invasive species that is expanding and damages Houston wetlands By Robert Avery, Suburban Reporter Producer Updated March 27, 2023 11:14 a.m.

East Mountain, United States - August 28, 2024 On August 28, 2024, @nicole_f_g shared a video from East Texas, USA, where she spotted an animal near a fence and initially questioned what it was ...

Spreading like wildfire in marshlands across the country, the nutria also called nutria rat, coypu, coypu rat or swamp beaver, is a rodent with the scientific name Myocastor coypus. Myocastor ...

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—and to maybe earn a bit of cash in the process. The boat I had talked my way onto that afternoon was captained by Heathcock and crewed by his buddies John Maxwell, from north Texas, and Daniel Reno, ...

It’s like a soft, warm, calm dog, except for the scary orange teeth, webbed back feet and that nasty, nasty rat tail. Neuty is Denny and Myra Lacoste's beloved, 22-pound pet nutria.

A new campaign is encouraging Americans to consider an unusual solution to invasive species control: eating them. Launched during National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the initiative promotes ...