I took the trash out this evening, and I discovered a litter of trash pandas hanging out by the bin. I did not see the mother, but they did run when we realized we weren’t to be trusted.
We did not touch them. I hope their mother is nearby. If I see them out tomorrow, I will be calling the DNR.
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A friend of mine had one of them (adult) in his backyard three days ago. This racoon wasn’t shy at all and he accepted food (I know it’s wrong to feed wild animals, but that’s what most people will do in this kind of situation …). Racoons are on the “black list” of invasive alien species here, just like american crayfish species, american mink, muskrat …).
Yeah, that makes sense in Germany and Japan where they’re imported and in the latter, compete with native wildlife (raccoon dogs).
Raccoon dogs are also present here in Europe (escaped from fur farms in Russia from where they reached Germany in the sixties and are still spreading westwards). Of course, they are considered as invasive.