Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The common muskrat is found in wetlands, rivers and streams in the Gallatin Valley. A member of ...

This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and enters its bank den with a ...

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 ...