"I wouldn’t be surprised if he's someone’s released pet." ...

Most of us see raccoons as troublemakers that raid bins and disappear before sunrise, so the idea of keeping one at home feels strange. Even so, their behavior in cities is shifting. They’re figuring ...

"That is the cutest thing ever." ...

Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear to be thriving, living in cities across the country and even expanding their historical range. To investigate what ...

Burnsville Animal Control is sending out a warning to the public about the recent increase in oddly behaving racoons. On Oct. 6, Burnsville Police received information about these reports from animal ...

"In all my years of trapping, I’ve never had an animal go back into the trap while I was holding the door open to get the ...

Raccoons solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and information-seeking. They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new ...

Raccoons are undeniably adorable, with their bandit-like masks and those clever little hands that seem almost human. It’s no wonder some people look at them and think, "Wouldn’t that make an amazing ...

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 ...

The city of Burnsville issued a warning Tuesday about an increase in raccoons that are “behaving oddly,” apparently the result of disease. Some raccoons were seen displaying “abnormal raccoon behavior ...