Today, the rodents are also causing trouble along the Atlantic coast and in portions of California. While rodents aren’t a staple on many US dinner plates, nutria can be prepared a number of different ...

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.

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

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 can try gumbo recipes. “Their meat is lean, mild ...

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.

The rat-like behemoth is larger than ... and the author of “Can’t Beat ’Em, Eat ’Em,” told the New York Times. “It was crockpot nutria. You get the hind and you put it in a crockpot ...

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.

Image via Shutterstock As we've previously covered, the US Fish and Wildlife Services would really like for you to turn your ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has advice for dealing with certain types of invasive species -- eat them. Last month ...

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 US Fish & Wildlife Service is suggesting a tasting menu featuring some of the planet’s most troublesome creatures, saying ...

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.