"The first half of today was beautiful, sunny, 70 degrees ... perfect napping conditions." ...

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 ...

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The research made headlines: the raccoon raiding your garbage can might just be solving puzzles for the fun of it. Animal ...

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 ...

They urge pet owners to ensure their animals are up to date on their vaccinations, and keep any pets away from any wildlife ...

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 ...

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 ...