Launched during National Invasive Species Awareness Week, the initiative promotes the slogan "Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria" to combat these destructive rodents that have plagued U.S. wetlands for ...

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little ...

This Texas lake has been infested by an invasive mussel that spells nothing but disaster for the local aquatic ecosystem.

Virginia Tech researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in rodent populations across the United States.

The dreaded zebra mussel is terrorizing yet another Texas lake and sounding the state ... caught transporting zebra mussels and other invasive species, they are liable to a fine of up to $500.

SAN ANGELO, Texas — A Texas lake has a big problem with an invasive species. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, Lake Nasworthy, which is near San Angelo, is “infested” with zebra mussels.

An elusive creature that was once common in Texas was spotted on wildlife ... and have instead only seen nutria, an invasive “look-alike” rodent native to South America that can damage aquatic ...