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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Muskrats are being recommended for the N.W.T.'s species at risk list, but at least one Indigenous hunter in the Mackenzie Delta says the animals' population always rises and falls. This week, the ...