Woman Forced to Call Police After Having Home Besieged by 100-Strong Raccoon Army
A Washington state woman ended up calling emergency services after having her property invaded by around 100 raccoons acting aggressively and expecting to be fed. Police in Poulsbo, a small town in Washington State, get calls about animal-related incidents all the time, but last week was the first time a local phoned 911 to report […]
How a Popular Anime Caused Japan’s Raccoon Infestation
Raccoons are not native to Japan, yet in the last few decades, the furry critters have become naturalized in 44 of the country’s 47 prefectures, causing all sorts of problems for humans and other animal species. And to think it all started with a cute anime series… In 1963, American writer Sterling North launched his […]
Canadian “Raccoon Whisperer” Has Been Feeding Wild Raccoons Every Night for Over 20 Years
James Blackwood, a retired Mounted Police Officer from Nova Scotia, calls himself a “Raccoon Whisperer”, a worthy title, considering that he has been feeding dozens of them every night, for over two decades. Blackwood and his furry friends recently became the talk of the interwebs, after a video showing the pensioner getting mobbed by a […]
“Pied Piper of Raccoons” Appears to Draw Furry Crowd with Mellow Flute Tune
A New York man has been dubbed the “Pied Piper of Raccons” after a video of him drawing almost two dozen furry critters from the woods with a Native American flute tune went viral online. The popular video shows Eddy Lawrence playing his flute on the side of the road in Brasher State Forest, St Lawrence […]
Ohio Town Terrorized by Zombie-Like Raccoons
Police in Youngstown, Ohio, have received over a dozen reports of zombie-like raccoons coming out in the daytime, flashing their teeth and just falling on their backs for no apparent reason. Youngstown has always had a raccoon population, but the furry mammals usually stayed out of people’s way, only coming out at night to search […]