Swamp People star Zak Catchem sparked a frenzy after claiming to catch a 50-pound piranha, but fans quickly pointed out it ...

“Huge 50lb Piranha Species caught in City Park Pond!” Catchem captioned the video, which showed him and his friends reeling ...

Every year, the aquatic animals die off when the swamp dries up, leaving their eggs behind to hatch when the rains return.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently marked National Invasive Species Awareness Week with an interesting suggestion: to ...

“Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria,” the agency said. Nutrias can help boost the flavor profile of common dishes or be used as a ...

Today, the rodents are also causing trouble along the Atlantic coast and in portions of California. While rodents aren’t a ...

The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

SACRAMENTO – It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week and the US Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to know that nutria can be delicious. The large, semi-aquatic rodent is considered an ...

Blackwater is the likely cause of a fish kill that has occurred in the Richmond River, at Ballina following ex-cyclone Alfred.

Invasive nutria are wreaking havoc on delicate wetland ecosystems, and wildlife officials think eating them might be part of ...