A destructive pest that is commonly seen in parts of the East Coast and farther south has been spotted in Northern California. Experts are working with states such as Maryland and Louisiana to come up ...

Hold the phone, Punxsutawney Phil! Louisiana nutria don't agree with your Groundhog Day forecast. Audubon Zoo posted on social media that Parish, their resident Nutria rat, called for an early spring.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Wildlife authorities say they haven't dealt with nutria since the 70's. The animal is commonly seen in parts of the East Coast like Maryland, Washington and farther south in ...

This brown, fuzzy critter with its distinctive orange buck teeth may look cute, but it's causing all sorts of trouble — in Germany, and across Europe.The nutria, also known as a coypu or swamp beaver, ...

A California Democrat trying to eradicate invasive swamp rats from his state highly recommends using an animal carcass to get action in a typically deadlocked Congress. Rep. Josh Harder, D-Turlock, ...

When you see a nutria in the water, it appears to be gliding along silently, but Charlie Bruggemann took this video that shows the nutria swimming and the sound reveeals ithe critter has iits own ...