Jan. 6—If a beaver and a rat had a baby, it might look something like a nutria. The semiaquatic rodent, which is an invasive species in the Northwest, sports large, orange teeth and a rat-like tail.

The FWC’s fur-bearer trapping regulations allow statewide nutria trapping year-round with no bag limits. The nutria is just one animal that environmental officials are spotlighting in honor of ...

Back in 1899, a harmful rodent called nutria was introduced to the U.S. through the fur trade. Since then, they have damaged vegetation and crops, destroyed the banks of ditches and lakes, and caused ...