Groundhogs and muskrats are animals that go by, quite literally, dozens of names each. With all those names, as well as their physical similarities, it’s easy to confuse them with one another. Today, ...

Muskrats, semi-aquatic rodents native to North America, have a long and interesting history on Long Island. Originally found in wetlands and marshes across much of the eastern United States, muskrats ...

With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists restoring degraded wetlands across the Great Lakes. They are not the ...

I was out visiting Shoals Marine Lab on Appledore Island this past week. This was a very nostalgic experience for me as I had spent five weeks at the lab as a field marine science student over 40 ...

SPEARFISH, S.D. (KELO) — Sometimes, it’s not just people that need help. In Spearfish, a police officer was able to help a muskrat out of a tight spot. The department says the little critter had got ...