I nstead of the beaver's flat, paddle-like tail, the nutria's rear appendage is thin and rat-like. Their distinctive front teeth are colored orange because they contain oxidized iron, which also ...

The US government is adopting the Viking mentality in its new approach to curbing the ever-growing population of a massive rat-like rodent -- recommending that people try to turn it into a delicacy.

The perfect project to combat that image is taking on the nutria, an invasive swamp rat that threatens to damage levees and eat through Central Valley wetlands. Aug. 7, 2019.

Commonly known by many south Louisianans as nutria rats or swamp rats, the creatures' association with their sewer-dwelling relatives is a bit misleading, said Jennifer Hogue-Manuel, ...

Nutria, a large invasive rodent species, was recently discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Contra Costa County, causing concern among wildlife experts.

Style & Design Your Next Cowboy Hat Might Be Made of Swamp Rat As beaver becomes harder to come by, suppliers and hatters are exploring a more sustainable (but less cute) option: nutria.

WDSU New Orleans. Newty the Nutria rat visits Sal's snoball. Posted: September 12, 2024 | Last updated: September 12, 2024. Newty the Nutria rat visits Sal's snoball ...

Critters Nutria Deserve Their Reputation as Giant, Nasty Swamp Rats Found in waterways across Texas, the invasive rodents destroy an estimated $1 million worth of U.S. crops per year.

Nutria are described by Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program as “smaller than a beaver, but larger than a muskrat,” with rounded tails like rats. “Nutria also do not undulate their ...

Most nutria weigh 12 to 14 pounds, and they succumb quickly to well-placed head shots with .22s or .17 HMRs. Plenty of hunters opt for a 12-gauge loaded with No. 4s, since most shots are inside 50 ...

As Louisiana's statewide election slated for Saturday hit the campaign home stretch, one state senator used the likeness of an unlikely hero for the trail: a nutria rat. Earlier this year ...

The challenge is catching these aquatic rats before they reproduce. Starting in May 2023, Fish and Wildlife used specially-trained dogs to sniff out the nutria to capture the critters.