Why murdering overgrown swamp rats is the environmental success California deserves ... Best of luck: While the nutria’s aesthetic appeal may be obscure to us, ...

EDIRNE, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 08: A nutria, also known as coypus or swamp rats, swims a river in Edirne, Turkiye on February 08, 2025. The nutrias from the rodent family that is native to South ...

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.

Also called the swamp rat, it's an invasive species in California. "Once you get one of these rodents into a wetland, they just take over," said Harder.

Invasive aquatic rodents known spotted in Sacramento County 02:38. SACRAMENTO — The invasive rodents known as nutria, spurred by California's wet winter, have been spotted on Sherman Island in ...

Nutrias are an invasive species in South Louisiana, and now they’ve invaded the national press. In the past few days, stories about Neuty, Louisiana’s most beloved swamp rat, appeared in ...

Louisiana wildlife agents tried to take a giant swamp rat from its adopted family After the family rescued the 22-pound nutria, Neuty got a lot of attention. It's illegal, ...

The agency even rolled out a catchy slogan: "Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria." Adults are about two feet long and weigh some 15 to 20 pounds, with plenty of meat for a gumbo or stew.