Raccoons are often attracted to garbage cans because they contain food waste. Making sure your trash cans are properly sealed is the first step to keeping raccoons away. Disguising food odors, ...

Let's be clear: Raccoons aren't inherently bad. However, their presence can have an unwanted impact on your yard, as they may tear up your lawn, rip open your garbage, or damage your property in ...

On Twitter the other day, I ran across a story about a Philadelphia woman who caught a raccoon lounging in her hammock. I once had a similar encounter with a mischievous band of raccoons at my ...

In Ohio, trapping raccoons without a permit is allowed but relocation is illegal due to disease spread. Raccoons can transmit diseases like rabies, distemper and parvovirus to other animals and humans ...