Fortunately, Nero merely found the visitor entertaining. The raccoon began eating cereal and baby food, and tottering around ...

Raccoons are medium-sized mammals that are native to North America and Mexico. These critters have also been introduced to ...

One case was found in Wyandanch on Oct. 21 and the other in Lindenhurst on Oct. 24, the Suffolk County Department of Health ...

Raccoons are often drawn to backyards in search of food, water, or shelter. Spotting the signs early can help you manage their presence and prevent them from becoming a bigger problem.

Raccoons are some of our most familiar and mischievous wild neighbors in Western North Carolina. With their black “bandit” masks and ringed tails, they look like little forest outlaws, always up to ...

A dumpster-diving raccoon that got so trashed on alcohol-fermented peaches it stopped breathing was saved by bighearted ...

If you spot a fishy-looking ketchup packet in Prospect Park or Upper Manhattan, don’t panic: It’s part of the city’s annual effort to vaccinate raccoons against rabies. The city's health department is ...

CREDIT MONITORING TO ANYONE IMPACTED. NASHUA DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS URGING PEOPLE TO USE CAUTION AROUND WILDLIFE AFTER A RACCOON TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES. OFFICIALS SAY THE ANIMAL WAS RECENTLY ...

It is illegal to own a raccoon as a pet in the state of Kentucky without a specific permit. Raccoons are considered dangerous to humans as they can carry diseases like rabies and roundworm. A captive ...

Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. A common misconception about eating disorders is that they afflict ...

While working on villas in Costa Rica, the Czech architect Dagmar Stepanova “fell in love” with the country and decided to live there in a hillside home partially open to the elements. Dagmar ...