Video cameras placed inside lodges by researchers have revealed that it’s not unusual for one or two muskrats to move in with a beaver family during winter. Even though both rodent species swim ...

The fur is why muskrats can swim in nearly freezing cold water or ... It is easy to tell the difference between a beaver lodge and a muskrat lodge. The beaver lodge is constructed of woody ...

Dutch water boards say they have increased their efforts to combat muskrats and coypu after their number spiralled following last year’s wet weather, catching nearly 68,000 last year. Muskrats and ...

This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I reside. Not much snow but enough cold temperatures to start freezing the lakes. The small lakes and ponds freeze up tight right away, ...