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Wild Raccoon Behaviour in Rural Areas

Raccoon are native medium sized mammals measuring 3 feet long, bushy and has a black and yellowish white ringed tail. Its body weighs between 3.5 to 9 kilograms they have a hunched like appearance when they move since their front legs are usually longer that their hind legs. They have a grayish coat, which has […]

What To Expect from Professional Raccoon Removal Service

Raccoon problems can be extremely difficult to deal with especially when you live in densely populated areas. This is because the environment is perfect for breeding owing to the availability of food. Raccoons damage residential areas in points such as chimneys, garages and under sheds by digging into them. It is important to control them before they damage […]

How To Remove Raccoons From Your Attic

Raccoons will choose a place where it is safe from predators, near to garbage or food, the attic offers all this. Raccoons are nocturnal so you will hear them at night scratching, growling, chirping, scurrying around and more worse, crying. They typically make you sleepless the whole night. If not removed raccoons can be downright […]

Raccoons In Toronto

Raccoons are very common in our area in Toronto. We live near a big park with a small river. So the raccoon population tends to make its way through the small forested area to homes in our neighborhood to find food and shelter. Raccoons often make their way to residential areas where they can cause […]

A Few Words on Raccoons

Raccoons are very adaptive creatures and as a result they live in urban centres all over North America. They do remarkably well in cities as well as in the wild. They are considered to be one of the most common urban wild animals. Raccoons survive so well in cities because they can pretty much feed […]

Having A Raccoon Free Home-How to Capture and Remove a Raccoon

Raccoons are known to damage homes and personal property. Their very keen survival instincts usually bring them close to where there is food and warmth, in other words, closer to our homes. If you live in a city like Toronto for example, and you live in a house then chances are that you have had […]

What The Experts Have To Say About Trapping Raccoons

Raccoons are adorable creatures but from afar. Most raccoons in North America can be carriers of various viruses including the deadly rabies. The problem is that raccoons live in our cities, feed off our garbage and find shelter in our attics, basements and houses.

Our Experience with Animal Control

So, I just wanted to mention a few things about our conversation with the animal control technician. First of all, I just want to say that if you call the city of Toronto they will not come to remove the raccoon unless it is on city property. So we called an wildlife technician who we […]

Raccoons Can Be Dangerous

Raccoons are about three feet long, including their bushy, ringed tail. Their weight ranges from 10 to 30 pounds, but grow up to 60 pounds. Raccoons are usually nonaggressive unless threatened or cornered. Not all cause problems, so attempts for raccoon control should be made to remove only rogue or troublesome animals. In most cases […]

  • Zuma Raccoon Networks

    A site dedicated to my love for the smartest urban wild animal, the Raccoon. We humans have a lot to learn about raccoons and we should because every day we come across them. There are thousands of raccoons living in our cities. We need to understand them and get to know how they live.