TOPEKA (KSNT) – Wildlife experts say the local raccoon population is changing as members of the ‘trash pandas’ show signs of becoming more comfortable with city life. Raccoons are a familiar sight ...

Kelly Lambert received funding from the NIH and NSF. When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the ...

Historically, animal fur was used for making clothing, blankets, hats, and more. Here in Missouri, the fur trade was an integral part of life for many residents. This week on Discover Nature, learn ...

Raccoons living in America’s cities may be showing subtle physical changes that suggest the earliest stages of what scientists call “domestication syndrome,” but a Kansas State University wildlife ...

Tanning beds first hit the US market in the 1970s, and by the mid-2010s, had grown into a US$3-billion-a-year industry. As of 2013, an estimated 7.8 million women and 1.9 million men in the US hit the ...

Deputies were called to Grand Geneva Resort after a raccoon fell through a restaurant ceiling Sunday night. A guest was bitten while trying to grab the animal. The raccoon was euthanized and sent for ...

Researchers compared thousands of images of raccoons from iNaturalist, a website where users post images of flora and fauna, based on location. They found that raccoons photographed in urban areas in ...

People often mistake raccoons' clever behavior and expressive faces for signs of friendliness. Videos of them rummaging through drawers or getting hand-fed snacks make it easy to forget they’re wild ...

Florida is one of 13 states that allow individuals to own raccoons for personal use To own a raccoon as a pet in Florida, you must get a Class III wildlife permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

In a “Weekend Update” that featured jokes about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, a sunburned vacationer played by cast member Ben Marshall and how Netflix will jack up its prices to $50 million in ...

An unlikely suspect was taken into custody after a break-in at a Virginia liquor store this week—an intoxicated raccoon that authorities say ransacked the shop and later passed out in a bathroom.

Hanover County Animal Protection officers "apprehended" the raccoon and brought it to the animal shelter following its wild weekend Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter/Facebook A "very ...