METAIRIE, La. — Nutrias can get a bad rap because they're known as the rodents that destroy our marshes, but one Bucktown family says the nutria they rescued has grown into a 'spoiled rotten' local ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Americans should hunt and cook nutrias, an invasive species found in marshy areas, to help curb their population. By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...