41. Wild Forever Foundation Home Page The wild Forever Foundation is an ALL VOLUNTEER, nonprofit organization that cares for sick, orphaned, April - Sept baby birds and baby raccoons http://wildforever.org/

Wild Forever Foundation Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Education Colorado Springs, Colorado Help us give sick, orphaned and injured animals a second chance. With your help we can provide quality care for our treasured wildlife. Home About Us Become a Member Donate ... Store WILD FOREVER The Wild Forever Foundation is an ALL VOLUNTEER, non-profit organization that cares for sick, orphaned, and injured wildlife in the Pikes Peak region around Colorado Springs, Colorado; releasing healthy wildlife back into proper habitat. Please join us at our regular meetings: 2nd Tues. at 6PM at 1524 N. Hancock Ave. ( MAP Please note that Wild Forever's area of operation is the Pikes Peak region of Colorado ONLY, which includes Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas. If you are NOT in our area of operation, and need assistance with an animal, or in just getting an answer to a question, please do one or more of the following: * contact your local humane society * contact your local division of wildlife * contact your local veterinarian * check out the following web sites to find a rehabilitator in your area to either call or email: The Wildlife Rehabilitation Directory Wildlife care.org

42. TWRA Wildlife Division raccoons are capable of transmitting rabies, canine distemper and for people to stay away from wild animals such as bats foxes, raccoons and skunks. http://www.state.tn.us/twra/wildlife/raccoon.html

Home News Upcoming Events Just For Kids ... Contact Us Main content begins below. Online Hunting/ Hunting Hunter Education Classes ... Resources Foundation Search TWRA RACCOON Physical Characteristics Raccoons are medium sized carnivores with distinctive blackish face masks outlined in white. They have 4-7 dark rings on their thickly furred tails. The raccoons pelt is generally grayish sprinkled with blackish buff, giving the raccoons coat a grizzled appearance. The average size of a raccoon is 12-30 pounds. The mating season begins in February and typically 2-3 cubs per litter are born in April or May. Raccoons are born with their eyes and ears closed, covered in dark fur with no rings on the tail. The mother alone cares for the young. The youngsters begin dispersing when all animals in family group have been weaned. General Biology The raccoon occurs throughout Tennessee and is the official state mammal. Raccoons eat fruit, nuts, frogs, insects, grains, crawfish, bird eggs, mice and berries. Generally a nocturnal animal, raccoons will den in hollow trees or hollow logs where it spends most of the daylight hours. They are good climbers and swimmers and are generally found in habitats associated with water such as hardwood swamps, marshes, and bottomland forests. Raccoons do most of their foraging near or in waterways. All too often raccoons occur in urban areas where they scavenge for food during the night. In residential areas food is abundant and cover is readily available, raccoons become very plentiful in these locales.

43. Wild Turkeys Don't Gobble Up Crops, Say Purdue Experts Rhodes and MacGowan outfitted a small army of wild turkey, raccoons and whitetailed deer with various tracking devices to monitor their movements http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/2004/041101.Rhodes.crops.html

November 1, 2004 Wild turkeys don't gobble up crops, say Purdue experts WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Wild turkeys are often accused of a crime they don't commit, say Purdue University researchers who claim the birds are victims of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Download photo caption below A common perception among farmers throughout much of the United States is that turkeys, which are becoming more common in the agricultural landscape, knock down and eat crops ranging from corn and soybeans in the Midwest to grapes in California's vineyards. Research by Gene Rhodes, professor of wildlife ecology, and Brian MacGowan, Extension wildlife specialist, has found that deer and raccoons, and not turkeys, are the crop-munching culprits. Their project was designed not only to solve the "whodunit" crop mystery, but also to address public perceptions and misconceptions about wildlife damage in agricultural fields. Crop damage by wildlife is no small problem. Experts estimate agricultural producers suffer wildlife-related losses that exceed $4.5 billion per year in the United States. In northcentral Indiana, 82 percent of the 529 farmers participating in the Purdue study reported some degree of wildlife damage to crops. Rhodes and MacGowan outfitted a small army of wild turkey, raccoons and white-tailed deer with various tracking devices to monitor their movements throughout the fields of northcentral Indiana. Members of the research team also walked the fields, identified which species caused the damage based on what they saw, and spent time observing and photographing wildlife in the fields throughout the growing season.

44. The Raccoon Raccoon Procyon Lotor Order - Carnivora Family Several individual raccoons have been taken from the wild weighing more than 50 Washing of foods before eating is not normally done by wild raccoons and http://www.nationaltrappers.com/Raccoon.html

45. Racoon.html As more wild animals make their homes in cities, whether under a porch, raccoons are of special concern in towns because we re more likely to have http://ard.unl.edu/rn/0901/racoon.html

Cover Page Contents ARD Past Issues ... Other stories Wild things ... life in the city S ome city dwellers don't want any animals in their homes or backyards. Others want only household pets. Still others enhance their landscapes to attract wildlife. As more wild animals make their homes in cities, whether under a porch, in a wooded park or in a wildlife-friendly backyard, they bring with them the potential for diseases that can affect pets, people and other animals. This has created a need for veterinarians to know more about how these animals impact public health. "In rural areas, people who work with agricultural and wild animals have learned that you can get diseases from animals. People in urban areas are less likely to have that awareness," said Laura Hungerford, epidemiologist at the University of Nebraska's Great Plains Veterinary Educa-tional Center at Clay Center. The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources veterinary scientist teamed with colleagues from research foundations and laboratories across the country to study raccoons living in residential areas, wooded preserves and parks in Illinois. Scientists captured the masked critters, collected samples and fitted them with radio tracking collars to determine where they lived, the diseases they carried and the impact of these diseases on pets and their human owners. They used geographic information systems and statistical analyses to detect disease patterns.

46. ExoticHobbyist's Forums  > The Wild Kingdom > Raccoons, Kinkajous & Coatimundis The wild Kingdom raccoons, Kinkajous Coatimundis. Welcome to the raccoons, Kinkajous Coatimundis Forum. Here you may post messages or questions http://forums.exotichobbyist.com/forum.php?catid=122

47. Wildlife Notes: The Raccoon -- Friend Or Foe? preying on the nests of ground and shrubnesting birds such as warblers, thrushes, and vireos. Do not adopt raccoons (or other wild animals) as pets. http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc/raccoon/raccoon.htm

Wildlife Notes The Raccoon Friend or Foe? The raccoon ( Procyon lotor ) is an important link in nature's food web. Raccoons are also beneficial to humans because of their consumption of pesky insects and mice, their aesthetic qualities, and their fur. They are an enjoyable and lovable animal; however, they can cause damage and pose health problems to animals and humans. This publication describes precautions that you can take to avoid potential raccoon problems. Habits and Habitats Wherever both year-round food and den sites abound, raccoons can be found. The range of the raccoon covers most of the U.S., except for desert areas and some dense forests. Because of its adaptability, it is found in a range of habitats from fields and farmlands to wetlands and suburban areas. This nocturnal (active at night) mammal likes to feed on crayfish, frogs, insects, clams, small mammals, birds and their eggs, turtle eggs, and a wide range of fruits and nuts. This makes it an omnivorea feeder of both plant and animal matter. Garbage and pet food may comprise a significant portion of its diet in urban and suburban areas. Hollow trees, rock crevices, and rock piles provide good den sites for raccoons. They also use hollow logs or abandoned animal burrows in the winter. Raccoons mate during the winter and have one litter (of 2 to 5 young) per year with birth occurring in the spring. Damage

48. Raccoon Facts And Information Image Common Raccoon raccoons are native to North and South America, The life span of wild raccoons is not known but is estimated at seven years; http://www.isleauhaut.net/racgallery/racfaq.htm

Raccoon Facts and Information The Basics Seasonal Activity Common Diseases Injured/Orphaned Raccoons ... Contact The basics Raccoons are native to North and South America, ranging as far south as northern Argentina and as far north as southern Canada. The northern limits of their range have been expanding in recent years due to increased agricultural activity in Canada. Raccoons have been introduced in Europe and Asia as well. Within their range, raccoons inhabit the lower elevations, avoiding the particularly harsh winter conditions of the high mountains. There are six species of raccoons within the entire range and this info page will focus on the Common Raccoon which inhabits the United States and Canada. The name 'raccoon' comes from the Algonquin word 'arakun' which means "one who scratches with his hands". When raccoons were first identified as a species they were given the name Ursus lotor or "washer bear". After much debate in the scientific community their name was changed to Procyon lotor which translates as "washer dog". An average specimen of the Common Raccoon is about 32 inches long including the tail and weighs 11 to 18 pounds. In the northern part of their range raccoons may weigh as much as 33 pounds. The largest specimen ever recorded was over 60 pounds! The life span of wild raccoons is not known but is estimated at seven years; in captivity they may live twice as long. Raccoons are omnivores and their diet includes frogs, crayfish, fish, birds, eggs, fruits, nuts, grains, small mammals and insects.

49. 20 Good Reasons Not To Have A Pet Raccoon As such, it is imbued with a wild spirit. raccoons who are kept in captivity from a young age invariably have that wild spirit destroyed. http://www.isleauhaut.net/maskd/twentyreasons.htm

Twenty good reasons not to have a pet raccoon Statement of purpose: The purpose of this site is to provide factual information about the issues involved with having a pet raccoon. Aside from the last two paragraphs on this page, all of the information on this site is established fact and is intended to help people make an informed decision when considering the raccoon as a pet. RABIES The occurrence of rabies in raccoons is far less frequent than the media would have us believe and the chances of a pet raccoon contracting the disease are extremely slim. Because of the fear of rabies, however, some states require that a pet raccoon who bites or scratches someone must be killed and the head sent to a lab for testing. The result of the test is almost always negative, but it's too late for the raccoon. A pet raccoon who has been vaccinated against rabies is not exempted from this requirement. RACCOONS ARE NOT DOMESTICATED People have been attempting to keep and domesticate raccoons for centuries, yet as a species, they are still not domesticated. Domestication is a process that takes hundreds of generations and after centuries of trying there is still no such thing as a domesticated raccoon. Even a raccoon who is raised in the company of humans is still by definition very much a wild animal.

50. WildWNC.org : Nature Notes : Raccoons In captivity, raccoons can live 10 to 15 years, although their lifespan in the wild is much less. Many wild raccoons do not survive beyond their first year, http://wildwnc.org/natnotes/raccoons.html

Raccoons Among the most familiar of the wild animals maintained in the Nature Center's living collection are the raccoons. Raccoons are intelligent, mid-sized, nocturnal omnivores. Raccoons will eat anything they can find, plant or animal, including carcasses of road-killed animals. They are notorious for raiding garbage cans and can be easily trained to accept handouts from humans. In nature, raccoons normally live near water and obtain a significant percentage of their food from water. Crayfish are a favorite natural food. When hunting in water, raccoons search for food primarily by touch. Their hand-like front paws are very sensitive and can easily distinguish objects by feel. Their habit of "washing" food is related to their behavior of feeling objects underwater while hunting. Raccoons are able to adapt to life in close proximity to human habitations. In fact, human food scraps and agricultural practices may actually enhance the habitat for raccoons. It is estimated that 10,000 raccoons live in Buncombe County. Young raccoons are occasionally kept as pets, and are exceedingly curious and playful. As they mature, however, they become difficult, even dangerous, to handle.

51. WildWNC.org : Animals : RACCOON lack survival skills and usually cannot be released in the wild. It is illegal to keep raccoons or most other wild animals without a special permit. http://wildwnc.org/af/raccoon.html

Full Size Image - 44K INFORMATION LINKS World Wide Raccoon Web GENERAL INFORMATION The raccoon is one of the best known and most easily recognized mammals in our region. They are very adaptable and intelligent animals, capable of living in close proximity to humans. In North Carolina, raccoons are most common in the eastern coastal plain section because of the abundant wetland habitat. DESCRIPTION Raccoons are medium sized mammals, with adults ranging in weight from about 8 to 20 pounds and a length of 28 to 33 inches. Male raccoons are generally larger than the females. The fur is relatively long with an overall coloration of grizzled gray to brownish black. The most distinctive features of the raccoon are the black-ringed tail and the blackish coloration on the front of the face which resembles a bandit's mask. RACCOON Procyon lotor HABITS AND HABITATS HISTORY MEET OUR RACCOONS This article may be reproduced for classroom use by students and educators but may not be reprinted otherwise without written consent from the Nature Center.

52. United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper Normally content in woods and forest preserves, wild raccoons are seeking food and water in Illinois cities and villages because of the Midwest drought. http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20050808-065229-9481r.htm

@import url(/css/washingtontimes.css); = 11) document.write(''); //> advertisement Advertise Search Sitemap Contact Us ... Arbor Ballroom Updated: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 04:01 PM EDT United Press International advertisement Drought forcing raccoons into city Aug. 8, 2005 at 7:40PM Normally content in woods and forest preserves, wild raccoons are seeking food and water in Illinois cities and villages because of the Midwest drought. Conservationists say a combination of an early spring frost that killed buds on wild fruit trees and drought now in its fourth month has stressed raccoons, forcing more of them into inhabited areas to live off garbage, worms, turtles and stolen cat and dog food. Some have become dependent on discarded fast-food leftovers, Robert Frazee, a natural resources educator at the University of Illinois Extension Service told the Chicago Tribune Monday. The nocturnal critters gravitate to permanent water sources such as water sprinklers on lawns during drought. The raccoons also compete for habitat with their more urban cousins who live around humans year-round. Animal control officials in northeastern Illinois relocate only a fraction of thousands of animals considered nuisance wildlife. Most are euthanized.

53. Raccoons The risk of rabies is small (less than 1 out of 200 raccoons in the wild have been raccoons are wild animals and should never be treated as pets. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW033

Whole Document Navigator (Click Here) Top of Document Biology - Solving Raccoon Problems - Types of Problems Feeding Eating Crops Living in the attic (or elsewhere in the house) Control Techniques - Live-trapping - Other Control Methods Footnotes Raccoons William H. Kern, Jr. Biology The raccoon, or simply "coon", is one animal that most people are well-acquainted with. They are found commonly in every one of the lower 48 States, in much of southern Canada and throughout Mexico and Central America. Raccoons are very adaptable animals and thrive in all kinds of habitats from the desert southwest to tropical forests and northern hardwoods. Unlike many wildlife, raccoons also do especially well in urban areas. Raccoons are found statewide in Florida in ever-increasing numbers. Urbanization and agriculture often help their population because food often becomes more available in these conditions. Therefore, it is not at all uncommon to encounter raccoons near your home or neighborhood. There is no mistaking a raccoon for any other animal. Its stout, bear-like body, prominent black mask and heavily furred, ringed tail all are distinctive. Adult raccoons are about 2 to 3 feet long (including their 10-inch tail) and weigh anywhere from 10 to 30 pounds. Larger animals sometimes are recorded, but Florida raccoons tend to be smaller than those farther north. Their color generally is a grizzled salt-and-pepper gray and black with a light belly. Often the "white" hairs are noticeably yellowish. Both all-black and all-white animals sometimes occur.

54. Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) Most adult raccoons weigh between 15 and 20 pounds, but may weigh as much as 40. In the wild, a raccoon is omnivorous, eating plants and animals. http://pelotes.jea.com/raccoon.htm

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Click on speaker to hear the Raccoon HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION: HABITAT, SENSES, FEEDING: DENS AND REPRODUCTION: DISEASES: Raccoons can catch diseases like rabies Raccoon Hind Track - - - - Front Track REFERENCES: Rue, Leonard Lee III. Complete Guide to Game Animals . USA: Grolier Book Clubs, Inc. 1981. Animal Tracking and Behavior . Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1986. Whitaker, John O. Jr. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals . New York: Alfred A Knopf, Inc. 1993. Provided by the E. Dale Joyner Nature Preserve at Pelotes Island To Animal Transporter Page Return to Preserve Page

55. Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) WHAT DO raccoons EAT? In the wild, a raccoon is omnivorous, eating plants and animals. Its menu includes plants like berries, acorns, and grapes. http://pelotes.jea.com/AnimalFact/Mammal/raccoon.htm

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Click on speaker to hear the Raccoon WHAT IS A RACCOON? The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal with a black mask and ringed tail. Its fur is gray, brown, or reddish black. This mixture of light and dark colors helps it to camouflage, or blend into the forest. Adult raccoons weigh 15 - 20 pounds, but may weigh as much as 40. Raccoons can open garbage cans, jars, and latches. However, the raccoon does not always dip its food in water. It may also eat the food even if it is still dirty. They thought the raccoon needed to wet its food to be able to swallow it. But now, we know that raccoons do have enough saliva. The new reason scientists think raccoons wash their food is to press it and squash it to make sure there are no sharp bones or dangerous bits in the food. WHERE DO RACCOONS LIVE? The raccoon lives in almost all areas of the United States and in southern Canada and northern Mexico. Although it prefers to live in woods near a stream or marsh, the raccoon is a very adaptable animal. Instead of using a tree to sleep in, it can use a chimney or a ditch culvert.

56. Wednesday, April 9th, 2003 PAWS Wild Again Celebrating The On April 4th, 2003, three raccoons were released after an extended stay at the Back in the wild, one of the released raccoons pauses for a sip of water. http://www.paws.org/about/emailnetwork/archive/wildagain/wild_2003_04_09.html

Wednesday, April 9th, 2003 PAWS Wild Again Celebrating the wildlife releases of the PAWS Wildlife Center PAWS Wildlife Injured Baby Animal step by step guide PAWS Home Page Become a member ... Wild Again Back Issues Please direct questions or comments to info@paws.org . To unsubscribe, or subscribe to additional newsletters, please click here . If PAWS Wild Again was forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe, click here . Wild Again and other PAWS services rely entirely on your donations. Please give to PAWS Progressive Animal Welfare Society PO Box 1037 Lynnwood, WA 98046 Sticky Little Fingers by Kevin Mack, PAWS Wildlife Naturalist Raccoons are known for getting their sticky little fingers into everything. They can't be blamed, really. Much of the information they gather about the world around them is taken in through the sensitive tactile receptors in their paws. They rely heavily on their sense of touch to find food in dark crevices, and in murky water where their other senses afford them little help. When raccoons forage in water, the motion of their paws as they assess each item they discover gives the appearance that they are washing their food. There is even a popular myth stating that raccoons have no salivary glands and must moisten their food before eating it. In reality, raccoons have well developed salivary glands and seem equally willing to eat food that is dry, moist, clean, or dirty. Watch as two of the recently released raccoons investigate their new home.

57. West Lafayette Animal Control / Raccoons or touch wild raccoons or to encourage them to eat in your pets food bowl. One captive raccoon lived to be at least 21 years old, some in the wild http://www.city.west-lafayette.in.us/wlpd/raccoon.htm

RACCOONS The scientific name for the most common North American raccoon is Procyon lotor. Lotor is Latin for "washer" and the raccoon has been observed by many to "wash" its food. There are seven species of raccoons in the new world, five live on tropical islands, one in the Yucatan and our friend Aroughcun. Although they are classified carnivores (meat eaters) they really are omnivorous,eating fish, frogs, clams, crayfish, termites, ant larvae, mice, insects and fruit, berries, nuts and vegetables and dog and cat food if they are living in the "city." Usually, they live in forests, marshes, plains but they also thrive in urban areas. In the wild they live approximately 6 years and the females give birth to 1-7 young after a 2 month long pregnancy. The adults usually weigh about 20-25 pounds with the males larger than the females. They do not hibernate but will become dormant in the cold northern winters. The raccoons have a reputation for clever nighttime raids on garbage cans and because of their almost hand-like front paws with their long, thin mobile fingers they can learn to open cans, latches, turn on faucets and get into all kinds of fun and trouble. They use these hands to catch their food and often appear to wash their food before eating it and wash their hands, but scientists aren't sure what this behavior really means. Most raccoons lead solitary lives but they can group together for food or shelter and the young stay with their mothers through the summer and into fall. Raccoons can carry some diseases which can be transmitted to humans and pets so it is unwise to pet or touch wild raccoons or to encourage them to eat in your pets food bowl. Usually they are shy but curious.

58. Raising Orphan Raccoons Fleas are common on urban raccoons, ticks on wild ones. Poking through the scat (fecal pellets) of wild raccoons in your area will give you an idea of http://www.2ndchance.info/raisingraccoons.htm

RAISING BABY BANDITS CARING FOR ORPHANED AND INJURED RACCOONS Ron Hines DVM PhD 5/14/04 Baby raccoon often become orphan ed. Often after a violent storm baby raccoons tumble from their hollow tree homes. The younger an orphan ed baby raccoon is when it is abandoned the more difficult and time consuming it will be to raise. One can raise orphan baby raccoons on kitten milk substitutes. Buy the powdered variety if you are raising orphan baby raccoons. You will need a syringe or eye dropper to feed orphan baby raccoons. Raising orphan baby raccoons is a time consuming process. Keep orphan baby raccoons warm but do not over heat them. Orphan baby raccoons need help in urinating and defecating. Remove fleas and ticks from orphan baby raccoons by hand. Well, How Old Is This Baby Raccoon Anyway? Ages in order: 4 weeks, 5weeks, 6 weeks, 7 weeks, 8weeks, 28wks... (Eyes closed, ears unopened)(Crawls spraddle-legged) (begin to walk) A 1500- 2000 gram baby ( time to have started giving it the skills it will need for release*) *(Because I deal with urban raccoons, I might consider

59. The Life Of Abraham Lincoln - Chapter I. The Wild West (By Henry Ketcham) Bears, deer, wildcats, raccoons, wild turkeys, wild pigeons, wild ducks and similar creatures abounded on every hand. Consider now the sparseness of the http://www.authorama.com/life-of-abraham-lincoln-3.html

The Life of Abraham Lincoln By Henry Ketcham Presented by Auth o rama Public Domain Books Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th President of the United States Chapter I. The Wild West At the beginning of the twentieth century there is, strictly speaking, no frontier to the United States. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the larger part of the country was frontier. In any portion of the country to-day, in the remotest villages and hamlets, on the enormous farms of the Dakotas or the vast ranches of California, one is certain to find some, if not many, of the modern appliances of civilization such as were not dreamed of one hundred years ago. Aladdin himself could not have commanded the glowing terms to write the prospectus of the closing years of the nineteenth century. So, too, it requires an extraordinary effort of the imagination to conceive of the condition of things in the opening years of that century. In the first place, we must bear in mind that he lived in the woods. The West of that day was not wild in the sense of being wicked, criminal, ruffian. Morally, and possibly intellectually, the people of that region would compare with the rest of the country of that day or of this day. There was little schooling and no literary training. But the woodsman has an education of his own. The region was wild in the sense that it was almost uninhabited and untilled. The forests, extending from the mountains in the East to the prairies in the West, were almost unbroken and were the abode of wild birds and wild beasts. Bears, deer, wild-cats, raccoons, wild turkeys, wild pigeons, wild ducks and similar creatures abounded on every hand.

60. Baylisascaris: Fact Sheet | CDC DPD Do not keep, feed, or adopt raccoons as pets! raccoons are wild animals. Discourage raccoons from living in and around your home or parks by http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/baylisacaris/factsht_baylisascaris.htm

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