Raccoon females are violently protective of their young. The young are also blind and immobile for the first four to six weeks of their life and continue to be essentially defenceless until about 1 year old. This means caring for it will take a long time. It is very unlikely that you will find an …
Raccoons are a protected species in Ontario. For that reason, you cannot do anything at all that may harm them. No spikes, nothing sharp, you cannot hurt them so keeping them out of your garbage is a lot more about keeping your garbage away from them. Food in general is something humans take for granted. …
Raccoons are a problem. However, they have also protected wildlife so harming them is a big no-no. While trapping is legal the raccoon can starve to death if left in the trap too long, for this reason, it is considered inhumane by most people. It also takes an exceedingly long time and often catches the …
Raccoons are skilled climbers, they can get onto a roof with ease. They are also very dangerous and can kill you without even touching you, but can also kill you by touching you. Raccoons can carry rabies which is a horrific disease that can cause symptoms like lockjaw and can lead to a comma. One …
Raccoons are a very specific and dangerous species. There is a lot of wildlife in the world, squirrels, rodents, skunks, but the raccoon is far more dangerous and in ways, most people do not expect or even know of. Raccoons are the vector species for a disease called rabies. It’s a potent and incurable illness …
Dumpsters and garbage cans are very easy to access for raccoons who have the strength to lift the lids. They are desperate and willing to struggle and even get injured in the pursuit of food. raccoons and other wildlife are so hungry, especially in the winter that they will search for any morsel of food …
Raccoons are a dangerous species. They are very likely to catch something called raccoon roundworm in their life and the number for youth is higher than for adults which means the rates of infection are going up. This means you can assume that any raccoon feces you see on your property is a danger to …
All native wild animals in Ontario are protected by the ministry of the environment. While trapping is not illegal it is very long and difficult and has risks of harming other animals in the process. Raccoons, especially those that are newly born during the baby season are protected animals in all of Canada. Trapping a …
Raccoons in the wild have a very short life span but raccoons in captivity have shown a long life span up to ten or more years, as long as seventeen in some cases. Males live shorter lives than females but babies are often killed off by other males at an alarming rate. Most raccoons in …
Raccoons have a gastric system that is capable of breaking down almost anything, they can eat long-dead rotting corpses of another animal, they can eat other dead raccoons without any effect and they can eat garbage from years ago. They have a very strong acid in their stomach, much stronger than the sulfuric acid in …
