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 ...

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

First on the list is the Nutria, an oversized wetland-loving rodent. These creatures were first brought to the U.S. via Elizabeth Lake, California, in 1899 for fur trade but began escaping over time.

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.

Ryan Hagerty/USFWS The unconventional fare could include nutria, a South American rodent, northern snakehead, sharp-toothed fish nicknamed “Frankenfish” because they can survive out of water ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You heard it right. That rodent is called *** nutria. Some refer it as *** water rat. The large semi-aquatic rodents are considered an invasive species, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.