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26-01-2009, 04:31 PM
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| | | Racoon in Dorset
Just heard on the radio a lady in Dorset spotted a Racoon up her neighbour's tree while doing the garden birdwatch! The RSPCA managed to trap it and took it away, destination unknown. |
26-01-2009, 04:50 PM
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26-01-2009, 05:02 PM
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26-01-2009, 05:21 PM
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26-01-2009, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo  | From it's point of view it probably didn't want or need rescuing , as they are intelligent + resourceful animals; though of course they clearly don't belong here!
A native North American, though there is a substantial feral population in Europe- countries such as Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland + various others + some in central Asia. I'm not sure what impact these omnivores have on native fauna in Europe, though have been present for many decades now. |
27-01-2009, 08:25 AM
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Can't say I agree with animals like this being kept as pets in Britain. It just doesn't seem right to me 
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27-01-2009, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 From it's point of view it probably didn't want or need rescuing , as they are intelligent + resourceful animals; though of course they clearly don't belong here!
A native North American, though there is a substantial feral population in Europe- countries such as Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland + various others + some in central Asia. I'm not sure what impact these omnivores have on native fauna in Europe, though have been present for many decades now. | Reading around on the net, they reckon there are now a million raccoons in Germany! |
27-01-2009, 11:23 AM
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| | | Re: Racoon in Dorset
Omnivores, eh... do they like grey squirrel? Yet another bird predator, just what we don't need.  |
27-01-2009, 11:42 AM
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| | | Re: Racoon in Dorset
Hmmm an odd encounter indeed.
I wonder if it has ever been native to this country. Does there exist a list of mammals we used to have but no longer live here ? Would be an interesting read.
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