Wildlife experts claim nutria, which destroy habitats with voracious eating habits, taste like rabbit or dark turkey meat<\/p>\n
Wildlife officials are encouraging California residents to add a rodent to their daily diet as part of efforts to control the invasive species\u2019 population.<\/p>\n
The nutria, a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, is threatening the state\u2019s ecosystems by destroying habitats and outcompeting native wildlife. The nutria\u2019s harmful impacts have prompted wildlife officials to promote hunting and consumption as possible solutions.<\/p>\n
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