Many of these organisms — found in nutria feces and urine — can contaminate drinking water supplies and swimming areas. Over 4,000 square miles of ocean off California's coast named a national ...

An invasion of dangerous three-foot rat-like creatures with orange teeth is wreaking havoc across California, threatening the safety of residents and the state's economy. Nearly 1,000 nutria - one ...

Josh Harder brought a stuffed nutria to Congress in a push for funding ... and Wildlife in trying to eradicate the 25-pound swamp rats. He pointed out that trappers attempted to introduce ...

These rodents are often easy to mistake for beavers or muskrats, but their most distinctive features include large front teeth that are yellow to orange; a heavy, rat ... found in nutria feces and ...

Nutria can also have devastating effects on our ecosystem. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife states that while ...

Disease ridden rat-like creatures with bright orange teeth are spreading panic in California as their population explodes. Nearly 1,000 nutria – an up to 4ft vector of tuberculosis – have been ...

A disturbingly large, invasive rodent, double the weight of a cat, is causing widespread concern in the Bay Area, threatening ...

Disease ridden rat-like creatures with bright orange teeth are spreading panic in California as their population explodes. Nearly 1,000 nutria – an up to 4ft vector of tuberculosis – have been ...

California has become the first state in the nation to restrict use of all blood-thinning rat poisons due to their unintended effect on mountain lions, birds of prey and other animals. Gov.