Raccoons are clever and resourceful creatures that can easily become uninvited guests in your home or garden. When it comes to managing their presence, live trapping can be an effective method for ...

Wildlife encounters are not uncommon, but in North Bergen, New Jersey, a surge in aggressive raccoon incidents had local officials urging residents to be extra cautious. North Bergen officials issued ...

MARCY, N.Y. -- A raccoon in Marcy has tested positive for rabies. According to the Oneida County Health Department, the ...

BOWIE, Md. (DC News Now) — The Bowie Police Department is warning the community after a raccoon was euthanized over the weekend for showing unusual behavior. Around 3 p.m. on June 1, the police ...

When Carlyn Porter, emergency response and epidemiology program administrator for Pitkin County, started her job, she received a raccoon head in a candy container. With animals bigger than a bat ...

My friend’s father loves to tell stories about how his family had pet raccoons when he was growing up. It wasn’t until he ...

They flocked to the exposed rocks of the islands' intertidal zone in search of tasty meals of fish and crab, and they showed none of the vigilant behavior one might expect of a medium-sized mammal.

Robert Coggeshall was playing with his beagles outside his Youngstown, Ohio, house around noon Friday when he saw the raccoon. The 72-year-old pushed his dogs inside as the raccoon fearlessly made its ...