This furry little guy is a muskrat. The semi-aquatic animal, classified as a rodent, is found all throughout North America and lives by rivers — like the Delaware — and marshes or lakes. They can grow ...

Muskrats tend to get overlooked — we're all aware of beavers and their role in building wetlands with their dams and impacting surrounding woodlots by cutting down valuable timber, but you don't hear ...

The muskrat, a stocky brown rodent the size of a Chihuahua - with a tail like a mouse, teeth like a beaver and an exceptional ability to bounce back from rapid die-offs - has lived for thousands of ...

The culinary appeal of the muskrat, a wetlands-dwelling mammal, was not up for debate during the Monroe Boat Club’s annual muskrat dinner. “It’s actually very good,” said longtime patron Gary Bondy.

After close to eight decades, platters heaping with pieces of deep-fried muskrat won't be passed among diners at Lower Alloways Creek's fire hall this year. "We're just putting a pause on the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit-area Roman Catholics have one more dining option during Lent than most other followers of the faith. The culinary appeal of that item, however, is up for debate. A long-standing ...

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 ...