QUASQUETON - After 35 years' gardening in the geographic center of this Buchanan County town, I am at last confronted with the sweet corn grower's worst nightmare - raccoons. With the city limits no ...

Want to know how to keep raccoons away from your property? Discover effective methods and prevention tips in this comprehensive guide.

Be sure to research local regulation on trapping and relocating as there are often protections against this practice. Raccoons are often pictured as cute, masked critters that snatch scraps from a ...

On Twitter the other day, I ran across a story about a Philadelphia woman who caught a raccoon lounging in her hammock. I once had a similar encounter with a mischievous band of raccoons at my ...

TOWNER, N.D. -- I feel a little like Bill Murray's character, Carl, the assistant groundskeeper in the movie Caddyshack. In the movie, Carl was up against a gopher on the golf course. Eventually, he ...

Guest Columnist Margaret Pinter of Parma Heights is an avid gardener of 50 years and an advocate for common-sense city government. I feel deep gratitude for all the wild creatures that live near my ...

With their prominent “bandit” masks, furry ringed tails, and stout bodies with a waddling walk, raccoons are easy to spot. These mammals are found across North America, residing in every kind of ...

Raccoons are found across North America, residing in every kind of habitat from hardwood forests to coastal plains to swamps. Unlike some wildlife species, raccoons (Procyon lotor) thrive even in ...