Read Next: Hunting Nutria with the Rat Pack in Louisiana Nutria are notorious for their voracious appetites and destructive feeding habits. The herbivores consume up to 25 percent of their body weight ...

Nutria, an invasive species, has caused erosion and loss of habitat in California and approximately 19 other states.

Last month, the federal agency posted an article about "5 Invasive Species You Can Hunt, Catch ... the USFWS says. Nutria are "oversized, wetland-loving rodents were brought to the U.S. for ...

The five species are nutria, northern snakehead, green iguana, invasive carp, and wild boar, also known as feral hogs or wild ...

The rat-like behemoth is larger than a muskrat ... an entire rodeo centered around hunting and cooking nutria is held every February in an effort to protect the bayou against the invasive species.

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.

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 ...

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

The rat-like behemoth is larger than a muskrat ... an entire rodeo centered around hunting and cooking nutria is held every February in an effort to protect the bayou against the invasive species.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service suggests hunting, cooking and eating invasive feral hogs, iguana, carp, Northern Snakehead and Nutria NBC Universal, Inc. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has ...