In the relationship between humans and raccoons, the black-masked mammals have played many roles Samuel I. Zeveloff The raccoon has long held our fascination, admiration, and even our disdain. Perhaps ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans say they are seeing more raccoons inside and outside their homes, but before you try to trap them, you should ask yourself, what exactly do raccoons do for our ...

Early May of last spring, an elderly Napa couple noticed large amounts of their dog food disappearing from a bowl they kept outside. They were also awakened in the middle of the night by rustling ...

Charlotte Ponce says she's looking forward to wearing earrings. — -- An 11-year-old girl mauled by raccoon as a baby is recovering from surgery to attach a makeshift ear that was grown on her arm ...

One raccoon scavenging for a late-night snack on Long Island wound up in an unfortunate situation after its head became stuck in a plastic jar. A local wildlife rescuer helped the raccoon to safety ...

In a viral video of the incident, the confused raccoon dangles from a wire after falling from the ceiling Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...