Chennai gang busted for smuggling exotic Thai wildlife to Mumbai

CHENNAI: Customs officials monitoring the illegal exotic species trade have stumbled upon the involvement of a Chennai-based gang in three smuggling cases detected in Mumbai in the past two weeks ...

Eleventh rabid raccoon found in Suffolk, health officials say

On Jan. 28, a raccoon in Amityville tested positive for rabies in Suffolk. It was the first one found since 2009. The disease ...

Another rabid raccoon found in New York: officials

Another rabid raccoon was found in Suffolk County, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services reported on Tuesday. The raccoon was found dead in Lindenhurst, N.Y., and testing from the Wadsworth ...

UA Little Rock study suggests raccoons could be on the path to becoming a household pet

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Raccoons might be closer to joining the ranks of cats and dogs as domesticated animals than anyone ...

Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Hounsfield

The New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Laboratory has reported to JCPHS that a raccoon in the town of Hounsfield ...