DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND — The dream catcher’s feathers swayed forward as Donna Abbott’s truck rolled to a stop. She cut the engine, welcoming the silence of a soggy morning. Fog pressed its weight ...

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 ...

It's happened pretty much every night this spring, Tom Shirek says; his yellow Lab, Theo, makes the rounds of nearby sloughs and returns home with furry, little "presents" he leaves in the yard. Proud ...

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 ...

Muskrat is my name, common muskrat. Scientifically that would be Ondatra zibethicus. The "rat" part of my name is not by accident; I am a large rodent. Sixteen to 24 inches in length, I weigh about 1 ...

Nelson County, N.D. The mercury had dipped to 9 below zero overnight, and Nat Bornsen's all-terrain vehicle was reluctant to fire up, even though it had weathered the brunt of the cold inside his shed ...

Is it a big rat? Is it a small beaver? Is it neither? Many residents are often left wondering just creature they see swimming along the Indianapolis canal. And understandably so — they bear a striking ...