Raccoons earned their place as the state wild animal of Tennessee by supporting the state economy and thriving in changing ...

A Christmas Day police response to an aggressive raccoon in a Hopedale neighborhood has ignited online outrage, after ...

Massachusetts animal rights advocates are sounding the alarm after a local police department in Worcester County euthanized a ...

With more than 55% of the world’s population now living in cities, the frantic pace of urban life is changing life on a ...

The Walworth County Sheriff's Office says a raccoon fell from the restaurant ceiling. A guest was bitten while trying to ...

The intoxicated raccoon that went viral and inspired merchandise is likely a repeat offender that broke into multiple buildings in a Virginia county, including a karate studio, according to a local ...

Learn how motion sensors and GPS tracking uncovered how raccoons weigh risk against reward.

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The now-infamous raccoon who got drunk after breaking into a Virginia ABC store in Hanover County is apparently a serial offender. Most of all, a limited-time merchandise ...

People often mistake raccoons' clever behavior and expressive faces for signs of friendliness. Videos of them rummaging through drawers or getting hand-fed snacks make it easy to forget they’re wild ...

A new study led by researchers from Saint Louis University, the Saint Louis Zoo, and partner organizations recently set out to understand how raccoons use space in one of the nation's largest urban ...

WASHINGTON — A Virginia animal shelter has raised nearly $170,000 after selling merchandise inspired by the viral drunken raccoon that ransacked a liquor store during Thanksgiving weekend. The Hanover ...