This brown, fuzzy critter with its distinctive orange buck teeth may look cute, but it's causing all sorts of trouble — in ...

Invasive species cause harm to the environment they're in, a State's economy, and even human health when introduced into a place they normally wouldn't be. Much like how nutria showed up in Louisiana, ...

Read Next: Hunting Nutria with the Rat Pack in Louisiana Nutria are notorious for their voracious appetites and destructive feeding habits. The herbivores consume up to 25 percent of their body weight ...

The rat-like behemoth is larger than a muskrat ... an entire rodeo centered around hunting and cooking nutria is held every February in an effort to protect the bayou against the invasive species.

Last month, the federal agency posted an article about "5 Invasive Species You Can Hunt, Catch ... the USFWS says. Nutria are "oversized, wetland-loving rodents were brought to the U.S. for ...

An invasive rat-like rodent from South America has ... The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has urged the public to hunt, kill and eat nutria as it pose a threat to humans, livestock and pets.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is urging Americans to eat certain invasive species, including animals similar to giant rats and wild pigs. In a Facebook post, the agency encouraged people to ...