Raccoons have become some of the most successful wild neighbors in North America. They slip through suburban backyards, raid ...

During my 72 years living int he USA, I have watched at first a significant reduction in wildlife in urban environments, but that has all reversed. Raccoons have always been around in rural ...

When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the story went viral within minutes. The local animal ...

Raccoons are appearing more frequently in our surroundings—and with them, many questions are raised. What does this actually mean for us? Do these animals transmit dangerous diseases? PETBOOK explains ...

Human rabies usually is associated with a known exposure to a rabid animal, but sometimes the patient has had no known animal contact. These cryptogenic cases of rabies are associated most often with ...

That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance -- it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) When a curious raccoon broke ...

A raccoon that was found killed by a dog near Ferguson Avenue and Diamond Causeway on July 2 tested positive for rabies Tuesday, officials said. There was no known human exposure to the infected ...

If you were looking for a reason to keep a flamethrower around the house, you may have just found one. This week, the Los Angeles County health department reported that two people were infected with a ...