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. By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and ...

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 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.

After 20-plus years in the world of fine French dining, chef Phillipe Parola started developing recipes for invasive species, including nutria. Dac Collins The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is ...

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 nutria, an invasive swamp-dwelling rodent, is wreaking havoc on California ecosystems, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not known for its culinary recommendations, but a recent Facebook post has an eye-catching, but perhaps unappetizing photo of a furry nutria along with the ...

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — “Save a swamp, Sauté a Nutria.” Wildlife officials are proposing a special way of dealing with an invasive species wreaking havoc on Florida’s natural reserves.

They look like a cross between an otter and a gopher but they taste something like a rabbit or dark meat from turkey. And conservation officials want you to eat as many of them as you can.

They look like a cross between an otter and a gopher but they taste something like a rabbit or dark meat from turkey. And conservation officials want you to eat as many of them as you can. The nutria, ...