Raccoons – Focusing on Wildlife https://focusingonwildlife.com/news Celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:25:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wp-content/uploads/cropped-butterfly_512x512-1-32x32.png Raccoons – Focusing on Wildlife https://focusingonwildlife.com/news 32 32 “As temperatures drop below freezing, it freezes solid, with 70% of the water in its body turning to ice. It stops breathing, its heart stops beating and its kidneys stop functioning” https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/as-temperatures-drop-below-freezing-it-freezes-solid-with-70-of-the-water-in-its-body-turning-to-ice-it-stops-breathing-its-heart-stops-beating-and-its-kidneys-stop-functioning/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/as-temperatures-drop-below-freezing-it-freezes-solid-with-70-of-the-water-in-its-body-turning-to-ice-it-stops-breathing-its-heart-stops-beating-and-its-kidneys-stop-functioning/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:00:50 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2207534 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/as-temperatures-drop-below-freezing-it-freezes-solid-with-70-of-the-water-in-its-body-turning-to-ice-it-stops-breathing-its-heart-stops-beating-and-its-kidneys-stop-functioning/feed/ 1 “This 5kg bandit-masked carnivore is North America’s most numerous mammal and often regarded as the ultimate urban pest” https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/this-5kg-bandit-masked-carnivore-is-north-americas-most-numerous-mammal-and-often-regarded-as-the-ultimate-urban-pest/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/this-5kg-bandit-masked-carnivore-is-north-americas-most-numerous-mammal-and-often-regarded-as-the-ultimate-urban-pest/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:54 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191960 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/this-5kg-bandit-masked-carnivore-is-north-americas-most-numerous-mammal-and-often-regarded-as-the-ultimate-urban-pest/feed/ 1 Wyoming’s Failure Looms Large In The Wake Of Cody Roberts https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wyomings-failure-looms-large-in-the-wake-of-cody-roberts/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wyomings-failure-looms-large-in-the-wake-of-cody-roberts/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:00:39 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2191521 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/wyomings-failure-looms-large-in-the-wake-of-cody-roberts/feed/ 4 Capybara Cafes Are Fueling A Dangerous Trend In The Exotic Pet Trade https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/capybara-cafes-are-fueling-a-dangerous-trend-in-the-exotic-pet-trade/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/capybara-cafes-are-fueling-a-dangerous-trend-in-the-exotic-pet-trade/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:00:56 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2189712 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/capybara-cafes-are-fueling-a-dangerous-trend-in-the-exotic-pet-trade/feed/ 5 Cuddling capybaras and ogling otters: the problem with animal cafes in Asia https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/cuddling-capybaras-and-ogling-otters-the-problem-with-animal-cafes-in-asia/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/cuddling-capybaras-and-ogling-otters-the-problem-with-animal-cafes-in-asia/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:00:23 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2189578 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/cuddling-capybaras-and-ogling-otters-the-problem-with-animal-cafes-in-asia/feed/ 6 Raccoons Are Adapting to City Life, And That’s Not a Good Thing https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/raccoons-are-adapting-to-city-life-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/raccoons-are-adapting-to-city-life-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:00:39 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2189574 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/raccoons-are-adapting-to-city-life-and-thats-not-a-good-thing/feed/ 3 Hundreds of wild animals rescued from a ‘fur and urine farm’ in Ohio https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/hundreds-of-wild-animals-rescued-from-a-fur-and-urine-farm-in-ohio/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/hundreds-of-wild-animals-rescued-from-a-fur-and-urine-farm-in-ohio/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:33 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2189673 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/hundreds-of-wild-animals-rescued-from-a-fur-and-urine-farm-in-ohio/feed/ 10 Raccoons Are Quietly Evolving In Our Cities And It Says A Lot About Us https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/raccoons-are-quietly-evolving-in-our-cities-and-it-says-a-lot-about-us/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/raccoons-are-quietly-evolving-in-our-cities-and-it-says-a-lot-about-us/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:00:46 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2189558 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/raccoons-are-quietly-evolving-in-our-cities-and-it-says-a-lot-about-us/feed/ 2 City life is reshaping raccoons – and may be nudging them toward domestication https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/city-life-is-reshaping-raccoons-and-may-be-nudging-them-toward-domestication/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/city-life-is-reshaping-raccoons-and-may-be-nudging-them-toward-domestication/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:00:01 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2189554 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/city-life-is-reshaping-raccoons-and-may-be-nudging-them-toward-domestication/feed/ 3 REPORT: California Man Allegedly Caught On Camera Trying To Burn Raccoon With Blowtorch https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/report-california-man-allegedly-caught-on-camera-trying-to-burn-raccoon-with-blowtorch/ https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/report-california-man-allegedly-caught-on-camera-trying-to-burn-raccoon-with-blowtorch/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:31 +0000 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/?p=2187792 https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/report-california-man-allegedly-caught-on-camera-trying-to-burn-raccoon-with-blowtorch/feed/ 6