Prickly Pear Wildlife

Nutty Nutria: Orange Toothed Rodents

a beaver standing in water

Nutria, often misnamed “nutria rats,” are large, semi-aquatic rodents native to South America. Introduced to the United States in the early 20th century for fur farming. However, when the value of the fur fell, it became too expensive for farmers to continue to care for the nutria and they began setting them free. Since then, […]