8 Strategies for Keeping Raccoons Far Away from Your Home and Garden

That midnight rustling in the trash… the toppled bins… or the chicken coop mysteriously raided. Raccoons are clever, ...
Gardening Know How on MSN

This viral dancing balloon scarecrow is a hilarious way to guard your garden – and it’s easy and cheap to make

This scarecrow is funny but also super effective. Experts explain why it works so well and how to make one to guard your crops.
MassLive

Police raccoon killing in Mass. town sparks calls for wildlife training

On Christmas Day, Hopedale police officers responded to reports of a raccoon that was acting erratically in a residential neighborhood. The officers decided the raccoon might be rabid, and while ...
AOL

8 Common Uses For Mothballs That You Should Be Avoiding (And What To Do Instead)

A person's hand is holding three mothballs - Photo With Kiran/Shutterstock With so much clickbait around these days, it can be hard to know which health news is merely alarmist, and which should make ...
The Conversation

Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too

Kelly Lambert received funding from the NIH and NSF. When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the ...
Florida Today

Is it legal to own a raccoon in Florida? What to know about exotic pets

It is legal to own a raccoon as a pet in Florida, but it requires a free permit from the FWC. Raccoons are classified as Class 3 wildlife, a category that also includes foxes, skunks, and many exotic ...
MassLive

Police kill raccoon on Christmas Day in Mass. town, upsetting community

A police response to reports of a raccoon behaving erratically turned into a gruesome public spectacle in a Mass. town on Christmas Day. Hopedale police on Thursday killed a raccoon in a Hopedale ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Hopedale officers euthanized raccoon after reports of aggressive behavior

KEEP AN EYE ON THE SNOW AS IT MOVES IN. OFFICIALS IN HOPEDALE TRYING TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT TONIGHT, AFTER OFFICERS HAD TO EUTHANIZE A RACCOON. IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN NEW AT SIX ...
NBC Chicago

Raccoon falls through ceiling at Grand Geneva Resort restaurant, bites guest

A wild raccoon fell through the ceiling of a restaurant at the popular Grand Geneva Resort in Wisconsin Sunday, according to authorities, with the raccoon biting at least one guest before it was ...
WISN 12 NEWS

Raccoon falls from Wisconsin restaurant ceiling

MALLORY ANDERSON. >> 12 NEWS FROM ANIMAL PLANET. NEW VIDEO TONIGHT OF THE RACCOON THAT FELL FROM THE CEILING INSIDE A RESTAURANT AT THE GRAND GENEVA RESORT. >> VIDEO FROM WALWORTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S ...
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Raccoon falls through ceiling at Grand Geneva restaurant, bites guest

Deputies were called to Grand Geneva Resort after a raccoon fell through a restaurant ceiling Sunday night. A guest was bitten while trying to grab the animal. The raccoon was euthanized and sent for ...
Snopes.com

Did study find raccoons are showing signs of domestication?

Researchers compared thousands of images of raccoons from iNaturalist, a website where users post images of flora and fauna, based on location. They found that raccoons photographed in urban areas in ...