HOUMA -- The roar of Vernon Naquin's mudboat thunders through the marshes of Orange Grove Canal, just south of this Cajun Country hub. Scanning the acres of wetlands before him, Naquin spies the ...

(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 ...

A large invasive species that resembles a beaver is damaging ecosystems in over a dozen US states. Nutria, native to South America, were introduced to the US in the late 1800s for their fur. The ...

BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Md. -- Trapper Dean Hopkins noses his boat along the riverbank and cuts the motor. There's a cage nestled in the tall, yellow grass. Hopkins grabs it and swings it ...

Tickets $10 at the door; $15 for reserved tables and VIP seating. Call 269-3982 for reservations. Does any southern Louisiana animal inspire a mix of affection and loathing as volatile as the nutria?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...