Many factors may contribute to steep, decades-long muskrat population drop

Monday, June 8, 2020 - 09:00 in Biology & Nature

Muskrat populations declined sharply across North America over the last 50 years or so, and wildlife scientists have struggled to understand why. A Pennsylvania research team investigated whether pathogens, parasites, environmental contaminants and disease may be contributing to this decline.

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