(KXAN) — A mysterious animal was recently spotted swimming in Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. The state’s Parks and Wildlife Department later identified it as a nutria — but just what the heck is ...

Over the last few decades, a new invasive species has moved into the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported. Populations of nutria are spreading across a growing portion of the U.S. Many states are ...

The hunter who appears in a documentary shown at a recent forum says he made 100 million won (about $69,471) from bounties, ...

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents plan to confiscate a Bucktown couple’s pet nutria because it's illegal to possess one, the owners said Thursday. Two years ago, Neuty was a wild infant that ...

Most of our readers have never seen a nutria in real life, or even have a clue what one is. That's OK — you aren't missing too much if this describes you. Nutrias are sizable swamp rats with big ...

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Nutria — the large, semi-aquatic rodents native to South America — have become so invasive in Louisiana that the state wants them shot on sight, offering a $6 bounty for their tails. But the culling ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has advice for dealing with certain types of invasive species -- eat them. Last month, the federal agency posted an article about "5 Invasive Species You Can Hunt, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KXAN) — A mysterious animal was recently ...