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.

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 ...

A large invasive rodent capable of destroying up to 9 tons of plant material a year has made its way to Fresno, according to ...

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 ...

Please? I’m invasive and delicious.” FWS made a follow-up post on Feb. 27, detailing how to identify nutria by their arched backs, white whiskers, and rat-like tails. The service also reiterated the ...

An invasive rat-like rodent from South America has invaded ... The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has urged the public to hunt, kill and eat nutria as it pose a threat to humans, livestock ...

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 ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to eat more invasive species. You can get nutria, wild pigs, carp and northern ...

The post went on to explain that in celebration of February’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week, people should hunt, catch and cook the large, rat-like semiaquatic creature that is an ...

“Now they’re devouring marshlands,” the FWS said. 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 ...

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 ...