The common muskrat may be an important ally in our fight against an invasive plant species. In a study published in the ...

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Although they play an important role in native ecosystems, muskrats can cause significant damage with their foraging and burrowing. This semi-aquatic rodent looks like a small beaver with brown fur, a ...

The number of muskrats trapped for their fur in Minnesota dropped last year to about 19,000, the lowest on record. Biologists say a number of factors are at play in that drop, including fewer trappers ...

Spring means muskrats are back! University of Wisconsin students and frequent walkers may notice an increase in sightings of furry friends on the Lakeshore Path along Lake Mendota. According to the ...

Go ahead. Be like the muskrat. Find a pond. Pick a spot in the shoreline to dig, then expand your tunnels. Expand and increase them until the day you discover the entry to your home no longer has ...