The number of muskrats trapped for their fur in Minnesota dropped last year to about 19,000, the lowest on record. Biologists say a number of factors are at play in that drop, including fewer trappers ...

July 20 (UPI) --A pair of young visitors to a Minnesota lake captured video of a bizarre sight -- a fish swimming off with a flailing muskrat trapped in its mouth. The video, filmed from a dock on ...

Minnesota ranks among the top three states for wild muskrat, otter, beaver, pine marten and fisher fur. China and Russia are major markets for Minnesota’s wild furs. Teenager Dylan Monroe skinned a ...

Steve Reinders, president of the Prior Lake Association, remembers when he first became aware of some annoying neighbors of his. “I started noticing them when they started doing damage,” he said.

Question: We live on a small lake, and this spring several sections of shoreline collapsed. We found tunnels extending from the bank into the water. Were these caused by muskrats or beavers? Answer: ...