1. KET ITV: The World Of Nature II B) May 7; raccoons wild in the City—With many ravines, big trees, and old homes,Toronto, Canada provides an ideal environment for thousands of raccoons. http://www.ket.org/itvvideos/offering/science/worldofnature2.htm

The World of Nature II Animal habits and habitats; environmental messages Grade Levels: primary-6 Length: 15 minutes Taping Rights: School year Videocassette: No Print Materials: Kentucky schools may order from KET. The habits and habitats of animals from around the world are discovered in this series. The programs were shot on location and feature close-up views of animals in the wild as they go about their daily lives. Each program studies an animal or group of animals; all convey a strong environmental message. Some of the programs take a look at ecological systems, such as life in a tropical coral reef or the plants of the Australian desert, while others study insect disguises or the pollination of plants. Program Descriptions/Air Dates Operation Burrowing Owl Coral Reef: Rain Forest of the Sea Overrun with Rabbits Nature's Foresters Gray Jays: Nesting in the Snow Hippos: Killing the Land, Feeding the Lakes Australia's Plants: Surviving Down Under The Plight of the Asian Elephant Saving the Ferruginous Hawks Cicadas: The 17-Year Invasion The Success of the Sea Gull Komodo Dragon: The Largest Lizard Raccoons: Wild in the City Spreading the Pollen Pikas: Ice Age Survivors Kuroshio: The Ocean River Insect Disguises Giant Rhinoceros Hornbill: Nesting Salmon: The Upstream Battle Tokyo Bay: Fight for Survival 2002/03 Broadcast Schedules Weekly broadcast (A): Mondays, September 9-February 24 at 1:30/12:30 pm CT

2. Raccoons - Feeding Wild Raccoons Feeding wild raccoons in your backyard can be a highly rewarding experience indeed. You can watch raccoons for hours on end and never tire of their antics. http://www.loomcom.com/raccoons/info/feeding.html

Every purchase helps fund the World Wide Raccoon Web! F eeding wild raccoons in your backyard can be a highly rewarding experience indeed. You can watch raccoons for hours on end and never tire of their antics. But feeding wild animals is something you should take care to do properly, to avoid nasty situations later on. Here are some helpful tips to get you started in the wonderful world of backyard wildlife appreciation. Remember, these are only guidlines a lot of people don't follow them, and a lot of people have different techniques. I present these only as a "getting-started" guide for people who might be interested in attracting and feeding wild raccoons. Raccoons will eat just about anything. Although this statement is generally true, raccoons do have definite preferences. Generally speaking, they like peanuts, sweets, fruits, bread, peanut butter, and especially cat and dog food. Like feeding humans, though, don't overload them with treats make those for special occasions, and leave the healthier stuff for most of the time. Don't feed raccoons by hand!

3. Wild Text Rabid wild raccoons have been a problem in the Northeastern United States for years, and have been steadily moving http://www.threeforksharbor.org/wildtext/page2.html

RACCOONS GENERAL INFORMATION: Among the most familiar of the wild animals in the Three Forks Harbor area are the raccoons. Raccoons are intelligent, mid-sized, nocturnal omnivores. Raccoons will eat anything they can find, plant or animal, including carcasses of road-killed animals. They are notorious for raiding garbage cans and can be easily trained to accept handouts from humans. Young raccoons, known as kits, are born in late spring. Litters usually contain 3 to 5 kits. At about 8 weeks old, the young usually leave the den and follow the mother to a new location. Young are weaned at about 12 weeks and disperse in the fall or early winter; or, they may stay with their mother until spring. Young raccoons are occasionally kept as pets, and are exceedingly curious and playful. As they mature, however, they become difficult, even dangerous, to handle. Raccoons are nocturnal animals. If a raccoon has moved into your house or chimney, it needs to be moved out or evicted. When eviction techniques are used, do not expect the raccoon to leave until well after dark. In nature, raccoons normally live near water and obtain a significant percentage of their food from water. Crayfish are a favorite natural food. When hunting in water, raccoons search for food primarily by touch. Their hand-like front paws are very sensitive and can easily distinguish objects by feel. Their habit of "washing" food is related to their behavior of feeling objects underwater while hunting. The natural diet of the raccoon varies with the seasons. In fall and winter acorns make up a large percentage of the diet, while during spring and summer crayfish, frogs, salamanders and insects (especially grasshoppers) become increasingly important. Raccoons at some nature centers are fed a commercially prepared feline zoo diet supplemented with fresh fruits and vegetables.

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5. MaskedBandit-- A Site That Is Overrun By Raccoons Pictures of the raccoons and other wild animals that come to a feeding station in Kansas. http://www.maskedbandit.com/

MASKED BANDIT WARNING this site is over-run by raccoons!

6. Insights Into Raccoons And Raccoon Family Presents facts about the raccoon and its life cycle, habitat, classification, and tracks. Also includes tips on what to do if you see one in the wild. http://www.geocities.com/raccoon_raccoons/

Insights into Raccoons and Raccoon Family The common name "raccoon" comes from the Indian word "arakum" or "aracoun," meaning "he scratches with his hands." Adult raccoons may be up to 3 feet long and weigh up to 30 pounds. They have a black face mask and ringed tail. Their fur is long and dense, a grizzled brown and black color that has often been described as "salt and pepper." Although raccoons are flesh-eaters and have long canine teeth, their molar teeth are adapted for a varied diet which includes more than just meat. The raccoon's closest relatives are ringtails and coatis from the Southwest. Habitat Tracks Rescue Food ... Life Cycle Raccoons are among the most intelligent of wild animals. They are most active at night and their nightly travels depend upon where food is available and the weather conditions. The home range of an adult male is

7. Letter: Treat Raccoons As Wild Animals Missed an ad? Click Here Wednesday June 19, 2002 Vol. 113 No. 25 Letter Treat raccoons as wild animals Editor, Leader This is in response to Rosemary Creedon's letter concerning her feeding of raccoons. You may not feel you are doing harm, but a http://www.ptleader.com/opinion/020619lettertreatraccoo060.htm

8. Raccoons - Raccoon Information Tips on feeding wild raccoons. If you're interested in feeding wild raccoons,or getting wild raccoons to visit you, take a look at these helpful tips. http://www.loomcom.com/raccoons/info/

Every purchase helps fund the World Wide Raccoon Web! The Raccoon Bibliography : Check out the Raccoon Bibliography, your one stop shopping list for raccoon books. The Raccoon Saga: The ongoing story of a pair of domestic procyonids. Raccoon Namesakes: A collection of raccoon names and namesakes from the people who have known the raccoon longest; Native Americans Tips on feeding wild raccoons . If you're interested in feeding wild raccoons, or getting wild raccoons to visit you, take a look at these helpful tips. Home Info News Links ... Cafe

9. Seeds For The Wild - Hennepin Parks than 50 percent of the wild animals con. firmed to have rabies each year have been. raccoons. http://www.hennepinparks.com/themes/2000_heidel_seedsforwild.cfm

Seeds for the Wild by Kathy Heidel, Senior Interpretive Naturalist Suburban Hennepin Regional Park District "No other tree provides as much for as many as does the Oak" - D.W. Stokes Plants produce seeds to ensure the future of their species. Overproduction is common, so what happens to all the extra seeds? They're eaten, that's what. The "wildlings" get them! Let's see how the mighty oak trees affect the wild world. Mother White, Bur or Red Oak drops her acorns in late August and early September. But even before the seeds are ripe enough to fall, wild creatures are gathering them. Flocks of bluejays, grackles and blackbirds pluck the green acorns from the branches and consume them on the spot or store them for later meals. Squirrels and chipmunks scramble up into the oak's canopy and chew off the branch tips. The leafy stems, with new acorns attached, fall to the ground. A squirrelly free-for-all ensues with the chipmunks getting a large share of the harvest. One "chippie" can haul away four or five acorns at a time. White and bur oak acorns sprout right after hitting the ground. Nutrients are rapidly transferred from the nuts into the new seedlings. Gray squirrels bite off the pointed acorn tips, which prevents sprouting and loss of food value. The acorn therefore keeps better as a future food source.

10. Wild Facts Sample - Raccoon Although some raccoons have lived up to 16 years in the wild, researchindicates that the average life span is about three to four years. http://www.und.edu/org/ndwild/raccoon.html

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) By Terry A. Messmer, Robert W. Seabloom, Richard D. Crawford, Karen L. Kriel and Ron A. Stromstad. Photos by Ed Bry. Description The raccoon is a stocky medium sized mammal with a broad head, pointed snout and bushy tail. A raccoon is easily recognized by its black mask on a whitish face and the four to seven dark rings on its tail. Its gray to black pelage (fur) consists of long, moderately coarse, white and black banded guard hairs and short, fine, gray or brownish underfur. The belly is lighter colored. Their finger-like toes are long, thin and flexible giving the raccoon amazing dexterity. Adult raccoons weigh from 10 to 30 pounds. Total body length, including the tail, of an adult raccoon measures from 26 to 40 inches. Adult females are usually smaller than adult males. Young raccoons less than four months old can be aged by measuring the length of the ear and a hindfoot. Adult raccoons can be aged using dental characteristics to include counting annual growth rings in the roots of canine teeth and distinguishing the degree of tooth wear. Total body weight is a convenient indicator of age but is less reliable. Life History Most raccoons in North Dakota mate in early February and March. About 60 percent of the female raccoons breed and produce litters when they are one year old while males typically do not breed until their second year.

11. Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris Procyonis) Live traps for humane live animal trapping; best for animal control. ideal for humanely trapping and relocating wild cats, dogs, raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, skunks or other nuisance http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4892/raccoonroundworm.html

Raccoon Roundworm (Baylisascaris Procyonis) Raccoon Roundworm Raccoons are the normal host for the parasitic nematode or roundworm known as Baylisascaris procyonis. It is the common large roundworm found in the small intestines of raccoons. Cotton rats are believed to be a possible intermediate host. Adult raccoons are susceptible only to larvae from rodent tissue while young raccoons are susceptible to infection by egg ingestion where larva hatches in small intestine with migration apparently limited to wall of small intestine. This roundworm is zoonotic, meaning it can pass from animal to animal (or human) . In the raccoon, these worms normally produce no symptoms in the infected host raccoon, other than possibly intestinal obstruction, and apparently do little or no harm to adult raccoons. In the Midwest, prevalence is 70% for adult and 99% for baby raccoons according to the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. Adult worms measure 15 to 20 cm in length and 1 cm in width, tan-white in color, cylindrical and tapered at both ends. The eggs are ovoid, brown, with finely pitted outer shell, measure 70 x 55 microns and are passed in one-cell stage. The eggs embryonate into larva outside of host. Transmission The disease is spread through the eggs contained in the feces of an infected raccoon, by ingesting either raccoon feces or things that have been in contact with raccoon feces.

12. Animal Traps: Trapping Wild Animals, Raccoons, Dogs These sturdy animal traps are ideal for humanely trapping and relocating wild cats,dogs, raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, skunks or other nuisance wildlife. http://www.pestproducts.com/animal_traps.htm

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13. Pest Control Pests Products Items Secure On-Line Order Form Safe and humane trap designed for trapping nuisance wildlife. Perfect size forcapturing raccoons, wild cats, armadillos or skunks. Double door design. http://www.pestproducts.com/raccoon.htm

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14. Wild Texas: Raccoon (Procyon Lotor) due to overpopulation of the species and/or fears of potential rabiesoutbreaks. raccoons may live up to ten years in the wild. http://www.wildtexas.com/wildguides/raccoon.php

Featured Items Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife Noreen Damude The Birds of Texas John L. Tveten Exotics on the Range: The Texas Example (The Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series, No 16) Elizabeth Cary Mungall Texas Rivers John Graves Texas Mountains Laurence Parent Search Now: Raccoon Procyon lotor Justin Moore Raccoons are widespread throughout southern Canada to Central America. Their preferred habitat consists of brushy or wooded areas near streams, lakes, or swamps. A distinct black mask, outlined in white, extends across the raccoon's eyes, cheeks, and snout, while the rest of its rounded body is covered in dense, gray or brown fur. Their long, bushy tail is ringed with four or more black stripes. Adults measure twenty to thirty inches in length, and can weigh up to thirty-five pounds. Raccoons are omnivores, meaning they consume a variety of foods. Their diet is made up of aquatic life, such as crayfish, crabs, and oysters, as well as mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, nuts, and fruit. When human fare is available, raccoons will not hesitate to sample it as well. Using their highly developed senses of hearing, sight, and touch, raccoons can locate food quite readily. A camper's closed ice chest, tent, and trash bags serve as no challenge to the curious raccoon. Talented climbers and swimmers, adult raccoons have few natural enemies. Juveniles are preyed upon by owl, wolf

15. Entrez-PubMed Trypanosoma cruzi in wild raccoons, opossums, and triatomine bugs insoutheast Georgia, USA Pung OJ, Banks CW, Jones DN, Krissinger MW. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9

16. Wild Things At Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. raccoons (WEC34). 1999. Utah State University,Logan, UT. wild Neighbors The Humane Approach to Living with wildlife. http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/wildthings/livingwwildlife/livingwraccoons.asp

var httpUserAgent; httpUserAgent = 'SecretBrowser/007'; var isAOL; isAOL = false; Living With Raccoons CONTENTS Living with Raccoons (Brochure Format) Word Around the Home In the Garden Relocation ... Further Information Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software for your computer in order to view and/or print links preceded with the PDF icon. This software is available for free at http://www.adobe.com . Please follow Adobe's instructions to install and use the Acrobat Reader software. If you have problems with Acrobat Reader you must contact Adobe Systems Inc. , Montana FWP cannot offer service or support for this software. TO PREVIOUS PAGE living with Raccoons Raccoons – the ring-tailed, masked bandits of the night – are found across Montana.

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Home Order Form Our Store Contact Us Wild Wood Creations Wood Carvings Bears Antique Shorebirds Fish Carvings Owls ... Custom Orders Carved Raccoons Raccoon w/Tail (Tail can be carved pointing up or down) Size: about 14" - 17" high Raccoon Size: about 14" - 17" high Raccoon Size: about 14" - 17" high Raccoon Size: about 14" - 17" high The above items are Hand-Carved from Solid Wood. Shape and diameter and sizes of the wood will vary. Wood carvings expand and contract with changes of temperatures and humidity, which MIGHT contribute to additional cracking. If your carving is kept outdoors, it needs a yearly coating of deck sealer applied. Some cracking is normal and is expected; this is the character of wood. Please call our toll free number or send an Email with any questions. Thank you for your interest in our products!

18. Racoon.html In rural areas, people who work with agricultural and wild animals have researchfoundations and laboratories across the country to study raccoons living in http://ard.unl.edu/rn/0901/racoon.html

Cover Page Contents ARD Past Issues ... Other stories Wild things ... life in the city S ome city dwellers don't want any animals in their homes or backyards. Others want only household pets. Still others enhance their landscapes to attract wildlife. As more wild animals make their homes in cities, whether under a porch, in a wooded park or in a wildlife-friendly backyard, they bring with them the potential for diseases that can affect pets, people and other animals. This has created a need for veterinarians to know more about how these animals impact public health. "In rural areas, people who work with agricultural and wild animals have learned that you can get diseases from animals. People in urban areas are less likely to have that awareness," said Laura Hungerford, epidemiologist at the University of Nebraska's Great Plains Veterinary Educa-tional Center at Clay Center. The Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources veterinary scientist teamed with colleagues from research foundations and laboratories across the country to study raccoons living in residential areas, wooded preserves and parks in Illinois. Scientists captured the masked critters, collected samples and fitted them with radio tracking collars to determine where they lived, the diseases they carried and the impact of these diseases on pets and their human owners. They used geographic information systems and statistical analyses to detect disease patterns.

19. Wild Things Raccoons raccoons. Large Raccoon, 22 Tall, Item 07 Blossom , 14 Tall, Item 08. PeekabooRaccoon, 34 Tall, Item 06. Home raccoons, 36 x8 , Item 44. http://www.hollowlogonline.com/raccoons.html

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20. MaskedBandit--The Feeding Station- Meet Jennifer's Raccoons raccoons are wild animals and deserve to remain so. They must have access to the outdoorsas well. 4. raccoons are wild animals and hence have wild instincts. http://www.maskedbandit.com/feedingstn.htm

"The Teddy Bear's Picnic" Optional background music (33KB MIDI) Search My Site Interests My Family More Bears 1999 Rehab Coons ... Site Map If there is a feature you would like to see added to the Masked Bandit site, please use the suggestion box below. E-Mail Address THE FEEDING STATION My husband Jon and I have been running a feeding station in our back yard for about seven years now. At any given time you can find some kind of wildlife hanging around back there. We put out an average 120 - 200 lbs. of dog food a week, depending on the time of the year. The night shift brings raccoons and 'possums, and in the morning the squirrels, chipmunks and birds come to clean up the crumbs and anything left. Some raccoons come to feed here -Some raccoons come to rest for a bit. We estimate that we have somewhere between 50-60 raccoons, most of which know us by sight (or smell) and so they do not object to our sitting on the deck playing guitar or taking pictures of them. Despite the fact that these are wild animals, we have named several of them and formed strong bonds with a few. I keep my eyes open for other critters to show up, as I understand that others have attracted skunks to their feeding stations and I would love to see one, but the only other animal I have seen back there was a lone coyote. I am not sure if the coyote came for the dog food, or to make a meal out of a young raccoon, but there wasn't a 'coonie in sight and the coyote paced back and forth, in the darkness just beyond our floodlights' reach.

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