The American Fish and Wildlife Services has made a bizarre request for the public to catch and eat a hairy being, advertising that the rodent is 'invasive' and 'delicious'.
The department posted a photo of the Nutria, a rodent that looked like a beaver with shocking bright orange teeth, and begged the audience: “Saving a swamp, Sautering a Nutria.”
“If your state has Nutria, check your local regulations to see the rules for hunting, recording and then ultimately, this nuisance cooks,” wrote fish and wildlife services.
Nutras are rodents from South America and were brought to the US in the 1940s during the fur trade.
Now the rodent has parts of the US along the coast of the Gulf of America, the Atlantic coast and the Pacific Northwest.
Their meat is compared to rabbit or the dark meat of turkey. They chew on plants and digs in the ground, which destroys the swamp.
Despite the plea of ​​the FWS, the locals were not convinced of the taste of the being and they expressed disgust in the comments.
“I would eat many things, but I draw the border at gigantic rats,” read a comment under the message.
The Fish and Wildlife Services encourages the audience to hunt and eat Nutras to prevent the damage that the invasive species has on the environment
Nutria can be cooked in a Gumbo, a popular Cajun dish in Louisiana
Nutras can be identified by their different orange teeth and white whiskers
'Tried nicely. There is no way that Beaver Rat -look tastes wonderful, “another agrees.
“I will never be so hungry, but I know my dog ​​doesn't care,” a third joked.
However, some loved the idea with one local share, 'grew on dirty arm in Louisiana and ate quite a bit of handful of these critters that grew up fun. They are really not bad, especially in a sauce piper. '
“Which wine fits Nutria?” Another joke.
The FWS advised those who were interested in trying the rat -like meat to check the regulations of their state to hunt them.
Civil servants warned hunters to be careful when tracing the invasive species, because Nutria often resembles beavers, groundhogs and mushrats.
Beavers are endangered species and in some states it is illegal to shoot them. States also have laws against shooting in the water to kill animals to prevent stray balls from harming other animals or humans.
The California Division of the Fish and Wildlife Department expressed concern about the strategy to kill and eat Nutria.
Nutras are most seen in freshwater ponds, rivers and lakes
The FWS said that Nutria meat is similar to rabbit or the dark meat of turkey
“CDFW does not encourage Nutria -other species, other species can be wrongly focused,” Krysten Kellum told a spokesperson for the CDFW to the Los Angeles Times.
'Misinational is still a huge problem [California]And accidental admission of otters or beavers can have legal implications. '
Increasing a sea onter for a nutria can have serious consequences because Otters are protected species. The killing of a sea -onter can lead to federal or state fines and even imprisonment in California.
But for those who want to take the risk, Nutria is usually smoked and added to stews or gumbo.
The FWS recommends a smoked Nutria and Andouille Sausage Gumbo, a recipe conceived by Brian Betty from Hotel Acadiana's Bayou Bistro in Louisiana.
Civil servants warned the public to be careful of hunting Nutria, because they can be mistaken for beavers or otters
Shown: spotted a nutria near a freshwater source in Texas
If you want to keep looking for the invasive species, Nutria are smaller than beavers but larger than Groundhogs.
They are usually about two feet long and weigh between 15 and 20 pounds. Their most different features are their long white whiskers, rounded tails and bright orange boktanden.
Just like Beavers, they live near freshwater springs, but are native to warmer climates. After the fur market collapsed in the 1940s, Nutras were released in the wild and invasive species became.
They can consume up to 25 percent of their body weight, but they destroy up to ten times as much, according to California Fish and Wildlife.
As a result of their destruction, civil servants have given the way to kill and cook them, except hunters follow the correct protocol.
