A buffet of eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• Plans to export iguana meat from Puerto Rico
• Eating invaders in a CBS Sunday Morning video about weeds
• Turning invasive green crabs into fish food in Canada

Eating invasive species news and notes from around the internet!

• We enjoyed this thoughtful article about eating invasive species from a vegetarian’s perspective.  (Also published on Care2.com and HuffPo)
• Big bucks supporting research on eating insects in the EU.  We wonder if there’s any more money available for eating invasive insects…
• Start planning now- the Department of Agriculture is set to host Guam’s first pig-hunting derby in April.
• You could also head to Puerto Rico and help cull and export iguana meat.
• Here’s an off-the-wall story about natural invasivores.  Though it kind of reminds us of an invasivore version of the old woman who swallowed a fly…

Weekly round-up of eating invasive species news and other tidbits from around the internet.  Overall a quiet week, but we got a chance to talk with Dr. Holly Menninger for her radio show Science Cabaret on Air, and you’ll be able to hear that interview next Sunday, June 12 at 7pm EST.

Thursday, June 2

Invasive crayfish has claws

The frogfish is the world’s most efficient invasivore- Challenge accepted

Saturday, June 4

The Lizard King- Good story about fellow invasivore George Cera and his campaign against Iguanas in Florida.

This week’s eating invasive species news of interest was defined by some measured discussion of the nature of non-native species and human immigrants that played out in the New York Times.  But we don’t leave out wild onions, The onion, iguanas and trout.

Sunday, April 3

Mother Nature’s Melting Pot

We’re not sure we’re on board with this one, but it’s news worth reporting nonetheless.

Monday, April 4

Eating the Enemy: Making a Meal of Invasive Species

Wild Onion: A Subtler Take on Garlic

Jackson Landers, author of the blog “The Locavore Hunter” as well as the upcoming book “Eating Aliens” provides another recipe for invasivores to try.

Eating Locally

A humorous approach to the locavore movement.

Tuesday, April 5

A novel approach to an invasive species: Conservation gastronomy

The Iguana Cookbook Save Florida- Eat an Iguana

Special thanks to George for pointing this out to us in the comments.  I’m looking forward to my copy.

Wednesday, April 6

Brown Trout are an Abomination in Virginia

Friday April 8

Invasive species could cost the world trillions

We’ve argued that Eating Invasive Species can help recoup some of these costs, but there’s a long way to go.

Saturday April 9

What to Do About Invasive Species

responses to Mother Nature’s Melting Pot