The US Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed residents of California to eat a certain rodent that has been called a "giant swamp rat" in efforts to protect the state's marshland.

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 the solution.

And the department's first suggestion for your dinner plate was the nutria, a swamp-dwelling rodent native ... animal used to make George's so-called "rat hat" in the classic episode "The Chicken ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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.” ...

(WSVN) — “Save a swamp, Sauté a Nutria ... wreaking havoc on Florida’s natural reserves. The nutria, also known as a water rat, is a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America.

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 ...

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 ...