Denny Lacoste rescued a wounded baby nutria two years ago and named it Neuty. The creature, now a beloved family pet weighing 22 pounds, relaxes at Lacoste's Bucktown home with Moose the dog on ...

Nutria with orange teeth. Gerard Soury/Getty Images The invasive species has since spread to at least 20 states, primarily in those along the Gulf Coast, such as Louisiana and Florida.

They are aggressive eaters; one nutria can consume up to 25% of its body weight every day. And because theyfavor roots and stems, they tend to destroy more plants than they actually eat.

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 ...

“Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria,” the agency added. Nutrias can serve as a flavorful base for all sorts of dishes, according to Philippe Parola, a chef based in Baton Rouge, La., and the author ...

Nutria are agricultural pests, happy to munch on any and all nearby cereals, root crops and saplings. And they are aggressive eaters. O ne nutria can consume up to 25% of its body weight every day.

A Louisiana man allegedly cut the tails off of live rodents then releasing them into the wild. The 45-year-old man taught a minor how to remove the tail while keeping the nutria alive.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is promoting nutria cuisine as a way to curb the species’ ecological destruction. Once brought for fur, these rodents now gnaw through fragile marshlands.

Nutria were first detected in Northern California in 2017, mostly in Merced County. By 2019, 47 were detected in the Delta, all in San Joaquin County.

While at it, the federal agency with the mission to protect wildlife hopes everybody adopts the slogan, “Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria.” The rodent‘s meat is lean, mild and tastes like ...

Myra Lacoste wipes away tears as she and her husband, Denny, are confronted by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents seeking to seize their pet nutria, Neuty, at their Bucktown home on Thursday ...