Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building’s ceiling. A statement from Central Okanagan Public Schools says staff discovered the animal and worried it could pose a risk if cornered, so families were asked to keep their children at…

When Macaroon the Raccoon, Philip the Fox, and Barney the Bear visit Galdorf, a magic tree known to tell the most amazing fairy tales in the whole world, they settle in for a magical time. The forest has never been so much fun! * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…

Kudos to the rescuer, not just for what he did, but also for how he did it. (Video courtesy of Gates Wildlife Control) …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started airdropping millions of rabies vaccine packets in thirteen states, with airplanes and helicopters used for distribution from Maine to Alabama. One of the main aims of the program is to prevent raccoons from spreading the rabies strain to states where the virus is either not detected or…

Probably the most well-fed raccoons on the planet. They are all so round! (Video courtesy of James Blackwood – Raccoon Whisperer) …

Q: Our dogs killed a raccoon that looked rabid, and we took it away from them. The county animal services people who picked up the raccoon later reported that it had distemper, not rabies. Is raccoon distemper transmissible to dogs? What about humans? A: Distemper is widespread in the raccoon population. The disease is caused…

BATON ROUGE, La.—A raccoon fell through the ceiling into a packed dining hall at Louisiana State University as students screamed and a cook tried to catch it in a basket. Freshman Danielle Gipson told The Reveille student newspaper that everyone was standing up and looking around for a raccoon when she went into the 459…