How can the power of citizen science be further harnessed to expand our knowledge of invasive species distributions, impacts, and the effectiveness of management efforts?

Mar 1, 2025 ... The invasive species, nutria, is a large, semiaquatic rodent increasingly found in marshes in the United States. As a part of its National ... Nutria, or Myocastor coypus, is a large, invasive, semi-aquatic species of rodent that threatens Virginia's wetlands. Sep 24, 2024 ... The revered fishing town of Venice, Louisiana, added one of their own, offering up prizes for the largest nutria killed and the most nutria per boat. Apr 19, 2023 ... Nutria, also known as coypu or swamp rats, are large rodents that wreak havoc on their non-native ecosystems. It is native to South. America. A nutria can grow up to 40 inches from its nose to the tip of its round, rat-like tail. It weighs an average of ... Aug 20, 2020 ... Nutria, also known as a swamp rat, is a semi-aquatic rodent native to ... Of greatest significance, however, is the permanent damage nutria can cause to marshes and other wetlands. ... Sometimes, nutria will burrow into musk- rat houses ... Before you can treat, you must ensure you're dealing with nutrias and not another kind of rodent. Nutria looks like a mixture of beaver, muskrat, and rat. These ... Nutria first came to Louisiana from South America in 1937, when E. A. McIlhenny brought 13 of them to Avery Island.... In 1940, some of the nutria escaped ... Feb 15, 2024 ... Quite literally a rodent of unusual size, nutria (Myocastor coypus, scientifically) can reach 22 pounds and two feet in length.