Many tracks have particular features. Tail drags are a feature often seen in muskrat tracks. Since most of Staten Island's native mammalian wildlife is nocturnal, their existence often goes ...

Muskrat tracks leave a wavy line in the middle from dragging their thin tail. The bare branches and dormant plants of winter may seem like a one-note experience with just a cursory glance, but they ...

A muskrat in the Crow Island State Game Area along M-13 in Zilwaukee Township, Michigan. This is not the animal that was recently shot in Clare County.

Tracks, scratch and chew ... Overall, muskrat damage is fairly simple to identify, but if you have any doubt, a wildlife technician will be able to identify the nature of the pest problem in your ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, a Barnum resident, is the author of several books, including “Butterflies of the North Woods,” “Spiders of the North Woods,” “Webwood” and “In a Patch of ...