Nutria are voracious little critters. They will eat up to 25% of their bodyweight a day in vegetation — and will destroy 10 ...

After 20-plus years in the world of fine French dining, chef Phillipe Parola started developing recipes for invasive species ... 27, detailing how to identify nutria by their arched backs, white ...

Nutria can specifically be found along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and in the Southeastern United States. Its exact population, though, is unknown. The rat-like behemoth is larger ...

Invasive species cause harm to the environment they're in, a State's economy, and even human health when introduced into a place they normally wouldn't be. Much like how nutria showed up in Louisiana, ...

An invasive rat-like rodent from South America has invaded ... A 1963 cookbook detailed a trove of nutria recipes, including nutria meatloaf and Macaroni-Nutria Casserole. The 'Nutria eat the ...

But for those plagued by the nutria, a rat-like species terrorising marshland ... Image from LSU AgCenter/Facebook One recipe by The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recommended ...

and the author of “Can’t Beat ’Em, Eat ’Em,” a cookbook with recipes for 40 invasive species, including nutrias. “It was crockpot nutria,” Mr. Parola said. “You get the hind and ...

For a nutria recipe, Erin Higgins, a digital strategist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, suggests a Louisiana tradition. “Nutria gumbo,” she wrote in a post entitled “Eat the Invaders.” ...

SHERMAN ISLAND, AS I MENTIONED, IS ONE OF OUR NORTHERNMOST AND NEWER SITES WHERE WE HAVE DETECTED NUTRIA, NUTRIA ARE RODENTS NATIVE TO SOUTH AMERICA, AND THEY’RE CAUSING A HEADACHE FOR CREWS ...