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Nutria - National Trappers Association
Description, habits, reproduction, range and general information about the nutria.

Exotic Aquatics of the Gulf Coast: Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
Louisiana State University site provides general information and history of nutria in the United States, and its impact on the environment.

Nutria - University of Michigan
Provides details regarding the species including habitat, physical description, and reproduction.

Nutria - USDA Factsheet
Description, identification, behavior, damage to the environment, and efforts to manage Myocastor coypus in the United States.

Nutria at Blackwater Refuge
Offers information regarding nutria population control. Extensive details regarding the species.

Nutria, Eating Louisiana's Coast
USGS fact sheet focused on the environmental impact of nutria on Louisiana's ecology.

Effect of Nutria (Myocastor coypus) on Marsh Loss in the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
USGS study on the impact of the South American rodent on wetlands.

Nutria.com
Offers information regarding nutria (Myocaster coypus), its history in the United States, and fur industry details.

Nutria
Provides general information, and specific details regarding the rodent in Texas.

Nutria and Trade
Offers a history of the importation and use of the animal for fur and food purposes. Details its destructive impact on marshlands.






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