Invasive nutria are wreaking havoc on delicate wetland ecosystems, and wildlife officials think eating them might be part of the solution.

The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.

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 ...

Experts in this case are particularly focused on nutria—an herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal that looks like a cross between a giant rat and a beaver. “Please consider the following slogan ...

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 ...