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Originally Published 2 years ago — by KXAN.com
A mysterious animal swimming in Lady Bird Lake has been identified by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a nutria, a rodent common in Central Texas that eats aquatic vegetation and burrows, which can lead to erosion and damage roads.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Associated Press
Louisiana officials have allowed a couple to keep their pet nutria, Neuty, after more than 17,000 people signed an online petition demanding that the state leave the animal alone. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has allowed the couple to apply for a permit to keep the 22-pound rodent, which is considered an invasive species, as a pet within the law. Nutria were introduced into North America more than a century ago and are considered a nuisance invasive species in Louisiana.