Nutria? These are invasive species you can catch and eat
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has advice for dealing with certain types of invasive species -- eat them. Here's what Nutria, iguana and Northern Snakehead tastes like.
US wildlife officials suggest eating nutria, the invasive rodent found in California wetlands
According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nutria were first introduced to the U.S. from South America by fur traders in the 1889, and subsequently found in the state in the 1940s and ‘50s, though they were thought to be eradicated in the 1970s.
Here’s why wildlife officials say you should eat rodents, lizards and other critters: ‘Chicken of the trees’
The US Fish & Wildlife Service is suggesting a tasting menu featuring some of the planet’s most troublesome creatures, saying it could help protect the ecosystem.
Would You Eat This Invasive Swamp Rodent to Protect the Environment?
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently marked National Invasive Species Awareness Week with an interesting suggestion: to help protect the environment, bust out the grill. That's right, one way you can help combat invasive species encroaching on the bucolic environs of the United
Keep an Invasive Species in Check: Eat a Big Rat-Like Rodent, U.S. Says
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Americans should hunt and cook nutrias, an invasive species found in marshy areas, to help curb their population.
Officials Are Urging Californians to Eat This Rodent Species That 'Tastes Like Rabbit'
Nutria, an invasive species, has caused erosion and loss of habitat in California and approximately 19 other states
Wildlife officials urge people to eat 'invasive' rodent infesting parts of the US
US wildlife officials have urged citizens to consider adding nutria to their diets in an attempt to control the population of the "invasive" species. Nutria are a large semi-aquatic rodent native to South America.
Internet Says No Way To Eating Invasive Beaver-Like Rodent After Wildlife Officials Suggest Putting It On The Menu
Image via Shutterstock As we've previously covered, the US Fish and Wildlife Services would really like for you to turn your aim and dinner forks to an invasive beaver-like rodent called a nutria. They're trying to get people amped up about eating the "delicious" but "invasive" species.
Fish and Wildlife: This Rodent Is 'Invasive and Delicious'
It resembles a small beaver or very large rat, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service would like to see more of them go into gumbo. Nutrias, semi-aquatic rodents native to South America, are an invasive species found in around 18 states,
Feds Want You to Eat More BBQ Swamp Rat to Save Your Local Marsh
Invasive nutria are wreaking havoc on delicate wetland ecosystems, and wildlife officials think eating them might be part of ...
‘Put them on the menu’: Americans should eat more of these invasive animals, agency says
Fried, grilled or turned into tacos, these invasive species are “surprisingly tasty” and Americans are urged to help control ...
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Wildlife officials beg locals to consider eating 'delicious' giant swamp rats
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed residents of California to eat a certain rodent that has been called a "giant ...
Solution to tapering growing rat-like rodent population may be to eat them: 'Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria'
“Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria,” the agency said. Nutrias can help boost the flavor profile of common dishes or be used as a ...
New campaign encourages Texans to eat invasive swamp rats
Nutria are just one of the edible nuisance critters Fish and Wildlife is highlighting in the campaign for National Invasive ...