The US Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed residents of California to eat a certain rodent that has been called a "giant ...

The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

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

Shutterstock Image Well, here is a new one for you. The US government has developed a creative solution to curb the ...

The rat-like behemoth is larger than a muskrat ... the Fish and Wildlife Service said on social media. “Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria,” the agency said. Nutrias can help boost the flavor ...

EDIRNE, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 08: A nutria, also known as coypus or swamp rats, swims a river in Edirne, Turkiye on February 08, 2025. The nutrias from the rodent family that is native to South ...

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 ... a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria ...

Fried, grilled or turned into tacos, these invasive species are “surprisingly tasty” and Americans are urged to help control them one bite at a time.

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 ...

The post went on to explain that in celebration of February’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week, people should hunt, catch and cook the large, rat ... a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria.” ...

“Now they’re devouring marshlands,” the FWS said. What to do if you spot a 'swamp rat': Invasive rodent nutria causing concern in California The agency said those who want to eat nutria ...

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 ...