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PORT PENN, Del. -- Bob Krajewski slogged through the icy pond, checking his traps, with the agility expected of someone nicknamed "Muskrat." Before long, he held up a plump prize -- a creature with ...

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A detailed look at the preferred food and shelter of muskrats provided through a new University of Alberta study could help an animal that is considered both a beneficial and invasive species.

Question: We live on a small lake, and this spring several sections of shoreline collapsed. We found tunnels extending from the bank into the water. Were these caused by muskrats or beavers? Answer: ...

“Over the next few weeks you will see signs at the pond warning that trapping is in progress. We are trapping muskrats which have proliferated over the past few years. These rodents burrow under the ...

Cleaner water may be cause for rodents’ decline in Pa. Wildlife biologists are searching for answers for a severe muskrat decline in much of the eastern United States and Canada. One possible factor ...

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I was out visiting Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island this past week. This was a very nostalgic experience for me as I had spent five weeks at the lab as a field marine science student over 40 ...