The invasive species, nutria, is a large, semiaquatic rodent increasingly found in marshes in the United States. As a part of its National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which ended on Friday ...

But rather than just complaining about them, let’s put them on the menu.” At the top of the list is the nutria, a large, ...

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 ...

Nutria, an invasive species, has caused erosion and loss of habitat in California and approximately 19 other states Getty A new source of sustenance has been added to the California diet. Wildlife ...

The nutria is a large, semiaquatic rodent species native to South America that has developed into an invasive species as it continues to crop up in marshes and swamps across the United States.

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 ...

Nutria are "oversized, wetland-loving rodents were brought to the U.S. for the fur trade and now they’re devouring marshlands," the USFW says. What does it taste like? "Their meat is lean ...

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 ...

Ok, so how can we help? Nutria gumbo. Their meat is lean, mild, and tastes like rabbit.” “Because this sharp-toothed facultative air breather can live outside a body of water for several days ...

Then again, maybe they’ll add nutria gumbo to their menu. Then we’ll really know their “Save a Swamp” campaign is working. Thumbs down: Speaking of fighting words, in a hot mic moment at ...