Over the past five years, Russian zoologists have been unable to detect and capture muskrats for subsequent breeding in captivity. A specialized nursery has already been established in the Moscow ...

With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists restoring degraded wetlands across the Great Lakes. They are not the ...

Under a flapping, rusting tin roof, in an aging shed near the marsh, is one of the most curious pieces of machinery in Dorchester County. Almost 100 years old, it is also one of the rarest ...

Biologists at Voyageurs National Park are counting on the voracious appetite of rodents to help contain a cattail invasion. Several decades ago, cattails with narrow leaves and short, brown flower ...

Muskrats, semi-aquatic rodents native to North America, have a long and interesting history on Long Island. Originally found in wetlands and marshes across much of the eastern United States, muskrats ...

Muskrats are a large, semi-aquatic animal belonging to the vole or lemming family, not the rat family. The name “musk” comes from scent glands near its tail, that gives off a strong “musky” odor.

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Tom Hardisky believes he knows the reason why muskrats have been on the decline in Pennsylvania. Problem is, there might not be a solution. Muskrat populations have declined over the last 25 years and ...