Raccoons are often drawn to backyards in search of food, water, or shelter. Spotting the signs early can help you manage their presence and prevent them from becoming a bigger problem.

Freezing cow’s blood into ice blocks, wearing scented animal masks during feedings, wrapping dead mice in corn husks. It’s all in a day’s work at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, ...

The beloved “trash panda,” also known as the raccoon (Procyon lotor), can survive in just about any type of environment. These intelligent little creatures have an iconic appearance with dexterous ...

Our relationship with raccoons has varied through time. They have been cherished companions, dinner’s main course, extravagant exports, neighborhood rascals and an intrigue in wildlife sciences.

It’s simple: Mammals have hair or fur. Birds want it. By Annie Roth As anyone who has ever tried to eat french fries on a beach will attest, stealing is not an uncommon behavior among birds. In fact, ...

One night a couple years ago, Carol Tripp and her husband returned to their central Iowa farm to find about 65 raccoons lined up at their cattle feeder, eating corn. Inside the nearby cattle shed, ...