The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is actively promoting hunting and consumption of wild nutria as a strategy for controlling growing numbers of the invasive rodent species that are eating their way ...

If you're viewing this on the ABC10 App, tap here for multimedia. STOCKTON, California — A giant rodent is mysteriously making a comeback in the San Joaquin Valley. They're called nutria and their ...

Back in 1899, a harmful rodent called nutria was introduced to the U.S. through the fur trade. Since then, they have damaged vegetation and crops, destroyed the banks of ditches and lakes, and caused ...

US wildlife officials have urged citizens to consider adding nutria to their diets in an attempt to control the population of the "invasive" species. Nutria are a large semi-aquatic rodent native to ...

If you want to try something new for dinner, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommends that more people eat nutria, wild pigs and other invasive species. You can hunt or fish for several on the ...

A new source of sustenance has been added to people's diets in certain regions of the U.S. Wildlife agencies are urging locals to eat an invasive rodent wreaking havoc on the surrounding ecosystem in ...