Tag: Nutria

September 21, 2022

USFWS declares victory over Nutria in Maryland

For over 20 years, wildlife managers have worked to remove nutria from the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland. Now, officials say they have succeeded in removing the invasive rodent from...

November 20, 2019

House Agriculture Committee examines invasives

At a recent House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture hearing, witnesses offered testimony on invasive species like nutria and feral swine and their effects on agriculture and...

September 13, 2017

Another marsh restoration milestone at Blackwater NWR

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services hosted a Marsh Resilience Tour August 20 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, providing a look at the largest tidal marsh restoration project at the...