Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street? Raccoons—sometimes referred to as "trash pandas"—are ...

The surprising reason your property could be attracting them.

Few wild animals polarize Germany as much as the raccoon. For some, it’s a cute city dweller; for others, an invasive threat to native species. While hunters advocate for consistent hunting, animal ...

Raccoons solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and information-seeking. They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new ...

A butcher in northeast Germany has come up with what he believes is an innovative solution to the country’s growing raccoon problem: turning them into sausages and other meat products. Michael Reiss, ...