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Boston is experiencing a surge in raccoon sightings, with these adaptable creatures increasingly infiltrating urban areas. Reports have emerged of raccoons entering buildings, such as the Quinn ...

Watch: Find out the real (and fascinating) reason why racoons are known to "wash" their food with water before eating.

Wyatt Sander told USA TODAY his coworker recorded the moment a raccoon jumped off a moving truck and rolled onto a Milwaukee highway.

FILE 4490, 00:03:33:15 THEN, FOUND THREE BABY RACCOONS AND ENDED UP POSTING ON FACEBOOK FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE, WHICH IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL.> BURTON SAYS... HE HAD ANOTHER CASE... WHERE FIVE RACCOONS ...

Van Meter Raccoon River Days returns as a way to bring the community together. “It’s an opportunity for the entire community to come together to socialize and have a good time and just ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X This worry-free raccoon was seen enjoying a beautiful day at Fenney Nature Trail in The Villages.

A sick raccoon that attacked a New Brunswick resident’s dog last week has tested positive for rabies, according to Middlesex County Office of Health Services. A resident in the area of Townsend ...

WICOMICO COUNTY, MD - Officials say a raccoon tested positive rabies in the area of Pirate's Wharf on Whitehaven Road, in Quantico. The Wicomico County Health Department is advising all residents ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Three baby raccoons are recovering after they were rescued from a sewage pipe in Portland. According to the "Maine Wildlife Transport," the raccoons got stuck in the pipe ...

PORTLAND, Maine — In a heartwarming rescue effort, three baby raccoons trapped in a sewage drain for at least 24 hours were safely retrieved and are now recovering at a local wildlife ...