Skeptics may doubt the photo is real, but raccoon and alligator encounters do happen. The Ocala National Forest north of Orlando, Florida is home to hundreds of animal species. The forest is ...

A Lenexa man is trying to legalize pet raccoons in Kansas. Stephen Kaspar is one step closer after testifying before the ...

A new bill in Kansas proposes legalizing raccoons as pets. Proponents argue that the bill would regulate existing pet raccoons and align Kansas with other states that allow it. Opponents ...

Studies by Holmes and his colleagues have also shown that farmed and wild raccoon dogs in China are often infected with many viruses that can jump between species. “Raccoon dogs are very common ...

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