Comment by mamonoleechi
3 months ago
Racoons are invading the north east of France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ijwZROb6g ; they are exotic invasive species: a female get 10 babies per year, and there is no predator
3 months ago
Racoons are invading the north east of France: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2ijwZROb6g ; they are exotic invasive species: a female get 10 babies per year, and there is no predator
Aren't those the Asian/Japanese racoons (tanuki) rather than the American ones?
I recall watching a video about that many years ago when they had started appearing in eastern Europe.
Edit: looking at the video they do look like American ones tho
Yes, those are clearly American raccoons, not the Asian "raccoon dogs".
In the video it's mentioned they were unwillingly introduced by the US military, kept as pets by servicemen and escaped.