They look like a cross between an otter and a gopher but they taste something like a rabbit or dark meat from turkey. And conservation officials want you to eat as many of them as you can. The nutria, ...

Nutria are large, semi-aquatic rodents native to South America with coarse brown fur, webbed feet, and a pair of long front teeth with orange tips. Larger than muskrats and smaller than beavers, two ...

A semi-aquatic animal native to South America, nutria (also known as the “coypu” or “river rat” ) found their way into Louisiana marshes beginning in the 1930s after escaping from fur farms set up to ...

TREATING nutria as a kind of “guilt free” fur is tough when you’re cutting the pelt and fur gets caught in your eyes. That’s what Micha Michelle Melancon, a fashion designer in New Orleans, found out ...