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 ...

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 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 ...