Raccoons that live in cities near humans are showing physical changes that are similar to the domestication of cats and dogs, researchers said. Photo by Edwin Butter/Adobe Stock/HealthDay News That ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The president of an animal rights group wants Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst to punish a football player for killing a raccoon that bit him during his attempt to take a ...

Two people told animal control that a raccoon bit them around North Henry Street, North Patrick Street, and Cameron Street.

On Christmas Day, Hopedale police officers responded to reports of a raccoon that was acting erratically in a residential neighborhood. The officers decided the raccoon might be rabid, and while ...

The raccoon was submitted to DPH’s laboratory for testing on Tuesday and was confirmed to have rabies on Wednesday.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) When a curious raccoon broke ...

A police response to reports of a raccoon behaving erratically turned into a gruesome public spectacle in a Mass. town on Christmas Day. Hopedale police on Thursday killed a raccoon in a Hopedale ...

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 ...