In Ontario, as it is in most provinces, native raccoons are generally classified as native wildlife. This essentially means that unless you run a zoo or are a scientist working on something that requires keeping raccoons in a lab you will not be allowed to own them as a pet. Now you are allowed to …
Telling the sex of a raccoon is very difficult to accomplish without wrestling it to the ground. The reason for knowing if it’s a male or a female is important to know if the animal is wandering the property or looking for a place to live during the baby season but males and females will …
Raccoons are a protected species in Ontario. For that reason, you cannot do anything at all that may harm them. No spikes, nothing sharp, you cannot hurt them so keeping them out of your garbage is a lot more about keeping your garbage away from them. Food in general is something humans take for granted. …
It would be a great world if there were a safe and humane way to keep raccoons off your property and your roof. Out of your attic, out from under your deck or shed but sadly there is little you can do about the outside of your home. The inside can be protected. While raccoons …
Raccoons are a problem. However, they have also protected wildlife so harming them is a big no-no. While trapping is legal the raccoon can starve to death if left in the trap too long, for this reason, it is considered inhumane by most people. It also takes an exceedingly long time and often catches the …
All native wild animals in Ontario are protected by the ministry of the environment. While trapping is not illegal it is very long and difficult and has risks of harming other animals in the process. Raccoons, especially those that are newly born during the baby season are protected animals in all of Canada. Trapping a …
Raccoon litres vary from birth to birth. Like humans who are prone to twins and triplets the raccoon can have anywhere from one baby to as many as seven. This is not something that happens all the time. Most raccoons have specifically four or five young and this can be seen if you ever get …
Mother raccoons are extremely caring. They rarely even allow their young to leave unless they are fully capable of defending and feeding themselves. This can take months and when a mother raccoon dies before the children are ready they must be taken by the humane society to a raccoon sanctuary where they will be raised …
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All native wild animals are protected by the ministry of the environment. While trapping is not illegal it is very long and difficult and has risks of harming other animals in the process. Raccoons, especially those that are newly born during the baby season are protected animals in all of Canada. Trapping a baby raccoon …
The initial call to the property was for a raccoon latrine on a fence in York. Raccoon latrines are very dangerous as raccoons carry dangerous parasites in their digestive tract. The reason these parasites cannot affect the raccoon is unknown but if a human or animal eats even a small amount they will be infected …
