A new study has discovered that muskrats may play a role in controlling invasive cattail plants in the Great Lakes.

Living in the woods with a creek meandering through the yard, I see abundant wildlife. Over the years I have benefited from supervisory assistance from my local aquatic mammals such as beaver and ...

- 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. - ...

The 17-foot aluminum boat scoots across the Cohansey River against a backdrop of blue sky and wispy clouds. Cord grass sways and snaps in a brisk breeze. At the helm is John Zander, a trapper whose ...