Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Giant African land snail stew!  (Though it turns out the suspect was not GALS)
• Considering nutria stew and fur coats in Louisiana.
• The Examiner takes a look at eating invasive species
• Invasive species reporting app now available for the Great Lakes region!
• And our video of the week: zebra mussel sniffing dogs!

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Malicious but delicious in Austin, Texas
• Miami chefs cook up invasive lionfish
• Smoked python is also on the menu in Miami

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Popular Mechanics revisits the Caribbean- is eating lionfish working?
• And speaking of lionfish, here’s a nice analogy: lionfish in the gulf are like a living oil spill
• Giant African land snails have been in the news lately for their large numbers (and bodies!) in Florida.  Perhaps we can eat them?
• A New York Times op-ed provides another call-to-arms for eating invasive species

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Autumn Berry Inspired, a start-up marketing products made from invasive autumn olives, earned a new home in Chicago
• North Carolina is the site of the next fishing derby aimed at taming invasive lionfish
• What to forage as you head back out to the garden this spring

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• In New England, invasive green crabs have become invasivores themselves!
• The USDA has declared April as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.  Check out hungrypests.com for more info!

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Record-setting snakehead caught in Florida
• Dramatic impact of feral pigs in Oklahoma
• Festival targets invasive cichlids in Louisiana
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources offering invasive species volunteer training in April
• Editor Matt Barnes and collaborators have been developing new tools for detecting invasive species

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

Carp Madness fishing tournament fights Asian carp in Kentucky.

Dying loons in Lake Michigan provide a nice example of why you should exercise caution before eating invasive species.

Invasive Species Advisory Committee meetings cancelled due to federal budget sequestration.

Python challenge bags 68 snakes, but we think the event was still a success in terms of increasing awareness.

And why should pythons get all the attention? Here’s a slideshow of some other Floridian invaders.

Eating invasive species- Texas style!

Chef Bun Lai rolls with invasive species.

Another helping of eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

Carp Madness!  March fishing tournament targets Asian carp in Kentucky.

Harvesting Australian crawfish in Zimbabwe

Why insects should be in your diet.

In other food science, a spoonful of sugar helps the veggies go down?

Eating snakehead to save the Chesapeake Bay

Friend of Invasivore.org Chef Chad Wells shares a blue catfish recipe (and check out video here)

For participants of the Python Challenge, here’s a warning against eating your bounty (we’d still try one bite though…)