UPDATE, 3/17: LDWF has worked out an agreement to allow the New Orleans couple to keep its pet nutria. The owners have applied for a permit and LDWF has provided special conditions for the nutria to ...

A nutria sits among low vegetation, pausing briefly while feeding. The image captures a calm, close-up moment of the animal’s ...

(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 ...

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents plan to confiscate a Bucktown couple’s pet nutria because it's illegal to possess one, the owners said Thursday. Two years ago, Neuty was a wild infant that ...

When state wildlife agents announced they’d seize a Bucktown couple's pet nutria, it sparked questions about the legality of domesticated wildlife. On the subject of possessing a nutria, state law is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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