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 ...

- The muskrat is about 20 inches long, including its 9-inch tail, and adults weigh 2 to 5 pounds. - Muskrats generally have a reddish-brown upper body with grayish-brown coloration farther down. - ...

Groundhogs and muskrats are animals that go by, quite literally, dozens of names each. With all those names, as well as their physical similarities, it’s easy to confuse them with one another. Today, ...

Where muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are burrow dwellers, traditional aerial surveys of lodges to characterize the potential of different areas to sustain the species are not adequate. We present an ...

Over the last half-century, Canada's Peace-Athabasca Delta has been slowly drying. A new study shows this loss of habitat is likely responsible for the decline of semi-aquatic muskrat, and could have ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Habitat selection by the muskrat (Ondatra zibethica), as reflected by house location, was studied over a 7-yr period (1970-1976) in a shallow ...

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 ...

YONKERS - A plaque at Van der Donck Park in Larkin Plaza claims that the exposed Saw Mill River is a muskrat habitat, but the rodents are usually hidden. On Monday morning, however, a muskrat was seen ...

There is an ever-present muskrat swimming around the docks at the far end of the road at Frisco Bay Marina. This furry aquatic animal is probably pretty safe from most predators, but if he were ...

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Indigenous communities have used muskrat fur to make clothing for generations and the animal's meat is considered a seasonal delicacy. But it turns out decades of trapping are not primarily ...