PIERSON, Mich. -- High demand for fur in Asian markets means one thing for Michigan trappers — muskrat love. Asian countries are buying raw material for fur garments from Michigan trappers, and ...

PIERSON, Mich. (AP) -- Muskrats in Michigan residents' backyards and on golf courses can be a nuisance, but the furry, waddling critters -- or at least their pelts -- are highly prized in China and ...

PEA PATCH ISLAND, Del. - Shin-deep in the icy muck, Tim Evans reaches a gloved hand into a watery hole and fishes out his treasure: a sodden mass of dark hair and claws, with four tiny, yellow ...

PORT PENN, Del. -- Bob Krajewski slogged through the icy pond, checking his traps, with the agility expected of someone nicknamed "Muskrat." Before long, he held up a plump prize -- a creature with ...

PEA PATCH ISLAND, Del. -- Shin-deep in the icy muck, Tim Evans reaches a gloved hand into a watery hole and fishes out his treasure: a sodden mass of dark hair and claws, with four tiny, yellow ...

The high prices in recent years for furs, especially for muskrat, have resulted in a steady increase in the value of swamp land in many parts of the U. S. and in the rise of the new business of ...

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 ...

A Manitoba MP passionately defended the trapping industry Tuesday after the RCMP said it was phasing out its fur toques in favour of more animal-friendly head gear. "When I heard about the RCMP ...

The story of the Muskrat is a salutary tale of our need to be vigilant regarding the introduction of non-native species. Like the non-native Brown Rat, the Muskrat is a rodent. Muskrats differ from ...

An old controversy bristled this week when the Mounties suggested they would retire their muskrat hats. Ottawa says that won't be happening and animal rights activists are stunned. Animals skins still ...

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. - Teenager Dylan Monroe skinned a muskrat in his parents' garage in White Bear Lake recently, unaware he was the beneficiary of changes in the global economy. "I guess it's ...