Mike Walker stepped out of his canoe and onto the banks of Pitts Creek. He swayed as thick mud nearly swallowed his boots whole. Unfazed, he trudged toward firmer ground near the edge of the Virginia ...

This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and enters its bank den with a ...

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(FOX 2) - Muskrats are semiaquatic mammals native to North America. But even researchers that study their influence on habitats in the Great Lakes admit they are not the most beloved animal. "People ...

Late winter on the marshes of Maryland's Eastern Shore is a soggy affair. Fog hides the stands of loblolly pines—practically the only green things growing at this time of year—and in the rain even the ...

Muskrat populations have been declining for more than half a century across North America. In Pennsylvania, the number of muskrats harvested each year has dropped from 720,000 in 1983 to 24,792 in ...

The muskrat population in Canada’s Peace-Athabasca Delta has decreased alongside the drying of its habitat, research has shown. This semiaquatic rodent relies on ephemeral water bodies but the extent ...