The nutria bred quickly, and by the 1980s, they became a threat to Louisiana's coastal wetlands, burrowing underground and eating the roots of vegetation and even crops. Eradicating them would be ...

With about six weeks to go before the government shuts down, House Republicans are still bickering over how best to spend ...

While Pierre is labeled as Louisiana's groundhog for Groundhog Day, he is actually a nutria, which is a large, semi-aquatic rodent. Nutria are also considered an invasive species in Louisiana ...

California is intensifying its fight against the invasive nutria, commonly known as swamp rats, as they continue to spread across Fresno County ...

It's a bipartisan cause that is bigger than just Louisiana ... nutria recently have migrated into food-producing areas along the San Joaquin River. “We’re in a war with giant swamp rats ...