Another raccoon was found to have rabies in Camden County, according to the county's Department of Health and Human Services. A resident in Lindenwold, New Jersey, reported that their dog had killed a ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon and a skunk, each from a different county, tested positive for rabies. According to DPH, the raccoon that tested positive ...

A bill to let residents in rural areas capture or kill skunks, opossum or raccoons that are a nuisance is on its way to the governor, but not before one last laugh about how clever — and destructive — ...

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Health officials have issued a warning to residents in one New Jersey town. According to the Camden County Health Department, a raccoon removed from a neighborhood in Gloucester Township has tested ...

Pepé Le Pew, Rascal and Pogo maybe cute characters on the screen, but skunks, raccoons and opossums are a nuisance in the backyard. They can even be dangerous. Classified as vertebrate pests by the UC ...

Scientists are studying urban animals and the diseases they carry, to understand the potential risks to people, pets and the animals themselves. A raccoon caught one recent September night in Forest ...

DEAR JOAN: Can you advise on how to get rid of skunks and raccoons, short of trapping and releasing them elsewhere? These pesky critters hang around my yard. Mr. Skunk eats the cat food, if we leave ...