Like huts, they can also be eaten by muskrats throughout ... and that can help control or support muskrat populations," Lorentz notes. The information could, for example, help land managers ...

Also, the water acts as a heat source for the muskrat’s hut, so when the water level drops, temperature inside the hut plummets. “They end up freezing to death,” said Steve Windels, Voyageurs’ ...