The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

Raccoon sightings are widespread in many places across the country, including the state of Washington. You’ve probably encountered them rummaging through your garbage at some point or another or have ...

As raccoons in cities like Toronto and Chicago increasingly rely on human trash for sustenance, they are demonstrating ...

A woman living near Poulsbo, Washington, who had a habit of feeding raccoons had to call the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office for help when she was surrounded by nearly 100 of the hungry critters. The ...

And just like that, the woman’s yard became a sanctuary to Rocky and his homies. In what can only be described as a real-life 2024 reboot of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic The Birds, a Poulsbo ...

Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of ...

A Poulsbo woman who found herself surrounded by a gaze of raccoons Monday has regained her home. Bridget Mire with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed to MyNorthwest via email on ...

KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. (KING) - Deputies say a woman in Washington state called 911 after her home was surrounded by more than 100 raccoons “demanding food.” The woman called the Kitsap County Sheriff’s ...

Raccoons are capable of making all sorts of noises. These masked bandits can squeal, churr, bark, and the list goes on! Some of their sounds are tonal, like their famous nightly whistle. While other ...