SALUDA, North Carolina (WLOS) — Polk County officials are warning residents to be on alert after a raccoon reportedly attacked a person on May 27. According to a May 28 joint news release from Polk ...

In an ideal world, humans and wildlife would enjoy a certain degree of separation to protect both nature's creatures and people. Unfortunately, with habitat destruction and animals losing their fear ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- One Massachusetts woman had a frightening encounter with nature this past weekend, WFXT reported. Katherine Vanbuskirk says she has occasionally seen raccoons in her Somerville ...

One person and two dogs were recently exposed to rabies, according to officials with the Alamance County Health Department.Officials said two dogs got into an altercation with a raccoon on July 9. The ...

A child was hospitalized after a raccoon attack inside the family's home, state officials said Friday. The incident happened on Monday in Cassia County after the child's mom had just returned home ...

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That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance -- it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...