Raccoon

• Montreal man fights charges after rescuing baby raccoon ‘Pepper’ that bonded to him

  Montreal's Louka Berman found the seven-month-old raccoon, which he named Pepper, injured by a crossbow bolt at a construction site in May and nursed the baby back to health.

  Canada

  Oct 16
  
• Raccoon euthanized after leg caught in trap in Langley

  The Fur-Bearers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of the person or people responsible for setting the trap.

  Environment

  Sep 24
  
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• Drunk raccoon found on bathroom floor after liquor store rampage

  The animal showed no signs of injury and was taken to a local animal shelter to sober up.

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  Dec 3, 2025
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• Rotting raccoon dangles from Toronto shed for days, irking residents

  A dead raccoon has stunk up a Toronto neighbourhood for several days, and was finally removed from a homeowner's property Wednesday.

  Environment

  Jul 10, 2025
• N.S. firefighters spot 2 masked baby bandits in a different kind of rescue

  Two orphaned newborn raccoons are now recovering at Hope for Wildlife after being found outside a Dartmouth, N.S. fire station.

  Canada

  May 22, 2025
• Pet raccoon holding a meth pipe in driver’s seat surprises Ohio police

  'While our officers are trained to expect the unexpected, finding a raccoon holding a meth pipe is a first!' the Springfield Township Police Department said.

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  May 7, 2025
• Maple Ridge raccoon revived with Narcan after suspected fentanyl poisoning

  Bennett had just returned from the school run last week when she found the mom and a baby raccoon unconscious, with one of the babies sleeping on the furniture.

  Environment

  Nov 15, 2024
• A ‘zombie’ virus is raging among raccoons. What to know

  WATCH: Toronto calls about sick raccoons spike as 'zombie’ virus rages in parts of Canada

  Canada

  May 9, 2024
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• ‘Feisty’ furless raccoon creates quite the buzz at N.S. wildlife rehab centre

  Staff at Hope for Wildlife rescue centre in Nova Scotia have lovingly named a hairless raccoon Rufus, after the naked mole-rat in the cartoon 'Kim Possible.'

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2024
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• Raccoon ‘perished’ after knocking out power to thousands in Toronto, Hydro One says

  A masked mammal appears to have been the culprit after a swath of downtown Toronto had its power knocked out.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2024