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

The US government is adopting the Viking mentality in its new approach to curbing the ever-growing population of a massive rat-like rodent — recommending that people try to turn it into a delicacy.

Since 2023 more nutria have been taken from Fresno County than any county in California, according to CDFW data. In the ...

Experts in this case are particularly focused on nutria—an herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal that looks like a cross between a giant rat and a beaver. “Please consider the following slogan ...

By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.

Cooking up the swamp rats could be a solution to the growing problem. The lean and mild meat of nutria has been compared to rabbit or the dark meat of a turkey. Wildlife officials said the ...

An invasive rat-like rodent from South America has invaded ... The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has urged the public to hunt, kill and eat nutria as it pose a threat to humans, livestock ...

And conservation officials want you to eat as many of them as you can. The nutria, an invasive swamp-dwelling rodent, is wreaking havoc on California ecosystems, according to the California ...