nutria rat vs capybara

Hah! Maybe this could prove a solution to the problem with this invasive and from what I read, destructive animal. I have little doubt that, like most animals, nutria would be edible. as for palatability, I would think that has more to do with the preparation. I have eaten many types of critter that fall outside the normal diet of most people. Yahoo: Invasive rodent nutria causing concern in California. What to do if you spot a 'swamp rat' Invasive rodent nutria causing concern in California. What to do if you spot a 'swamp rat' The nutria, an invasive rodent plaguing California, may have been deliberately released. Wildlife experts have a theory on how they got here ... Q. What are nutria, and why are they now considered a pest? Nutria (or coypu) are like gophers on steroids. Since they live near water, they are often mistaken for beavers or muskrats. There are some ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After much public outcry, state officials now say they will let a Louisiana couple keep a 22-pound nutria -- a beady-eyed, orange-toothed, rat-tailed rodent commonly considered ... New York Post: Solution to tapering growing rat-like rodent population may be to eat them: 'Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria' Solution to tapering growing rat-like rodent population may be to eat them: 'Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria' 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. recordnet: Invasive rodent nutria causing concern in California. What to do if you spot a 'swamp rat' New York Post on MSN: Solution to control growing rat-like rodent population may be to eat them, government says: ‘Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria’ Solution to control growing rat-like rodent population may be to eat them, government says: ‘Save a Swamp, Sauté a Nutria’