Tag: muskrat

December 31, 2018

Muskrat habitat disappears as Canadian delta dries

Lakes and other water bodies in a northeastern Alberta delta are drying up, causing trouble for muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), according to recent research using satellite imagery. Muskrats in Canada use...

September 18, 2017

JWM study: Evidence shows muskrats declining in U.S.

Trappers and furbearer biologists have been reporting since the mid-1980s that muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) seemed to be appearing in fewer and fewer numbers, but they only had anecdotal evidence, until...