Delicious rabies vaccine bait to fall from the sky around southern Ontario July 18, 2017 For skunks, raccoons and foxes this will be better than the Hunger Games. As recent cases of rabies have popped up in Ontario, the… Continue Reading
Animal control un-can a baby raccoon July 11, 2017 And we all think WE hate Mondays. Animal control in New London, Connecticut stepped in when a young raccoon was spotted with an unwieldy… Continue Reading
Baby raccoon saved from attempted drowning; man charged with cruelty June 11, 2017 Toronto is overrun with raccoons. Some people don’t mind the masked critters and many absolutely hate them. But what happened in the city last week,… Continue Reading
Raccoon welcomes passengers arriving at Pearson Airport in Toronto May 7, 2017 Toronto really has become raccoon city. Passengers arriving at the city’s Pearson Airport were greeted by an unusual welcome wagon over the weekend. A raccoon… Continue Reading
Raccoons caught stealing, but they will stop at nothing to get their fix April 13, 2016 More evidence you just can’t turn your back on a raccoon for even a few moments. Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri posted this photo… Continue Reading
Not-so-clever raccoon rescued; will live another day to topple garbage bins February 9, 2016 Raccoons aren’t exactly the most loved – or cuddly – animals on the planet. But when this little guy recently found itself wedged in a… Continue Reading
This is real! A raccoon riding or maybe surfing an alligator is the picture of the day June 15, 2015 Richard Jones snapped this amazing photograph when he and his family were alligator watching while in the Ocala National Forest. This is what Jones… Continue Reading
Raccoon climbs a dizzying 700 feet for best view of Toronto April 17, 2015 For Rob MacFarlane, a tower crane operator, this was another day high above the streets of Toronto. Until someone, or rather, something crashed his… Continue Reading
Family wants to keep pet raccoon Dennis, city says no way October 27, 2014 Here at Critter Files, we like all critters. But this story about Dennis the raccoon being kept as a pet has us, frankly, a… Continue Reading
Happy Canada Day! A photo gallery of our fave Canadian critters July 1, 2014 It’s Canada Day up here and the likelihood that some critter somewhere in this amazing country of ours is going to do something remarkable… Continue Reading