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The Food Chain

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The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: Pestatarians

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Pestatarians

24/09/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, Pestatarians

Rats, squirrels camels, pigeons and snakes are considered vermin so should we eat them?

Rats, squirrels camels, pigeons and snakes are considered vermin so should we eat them to control their numbers?

Invasive species or pests are animals that end up in an ecosystem that is not their natural home. They pose a huge environmental risk to local ecosystems and food systems. But perhaps there is a solution and it might involve getting our taste buds used to the idea of eating them. Some of us are doing it already. One of the most popular items on one London menu is the pesky grey squirrel. 

We also head to Australia to hear how feral camels have found an unlikely market with an immigrant community. And, why a lobster has Sweden and North America getting their claws out. 

(Photo: A camel at QCamel dairy, Queensland, Australia. Credit: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

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