Newly built dome-shaped muskrat homes are numerous now on the edges of marshes, ponds and small lakes. I often see muskrats taking advantage of new ice sheets, using them as platforms on which to rest ...

The time has come for another installment of our Ohio Wildlife Series. This week we will feature an animal that some might be familiar with while others may not be, the muskrat. Many of you may have ...

The literature is reviewed and analysis made of references to more than 60 vertebrates that use lodges or bank burrows built by the muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus L. Muskrat homes are important to ...

My oldest friend in Guilford is a stinky swimmer. Dawn and dusk, she swims past my windows from her burrow at the edge of the island. When cloudy or rainy, she is active all day long, puttering to and ...