the main conflict between people and raccoons is when raccoons use human
raccoons is when raccoons use human
raccoons is when raccoons use human resources to meet their own needs and
resources to meet their own needs and
resources to meet their own needs and ends raccoons are the quintessential
ends raccoons are the quintessential
ends raccoons are the quintessential generalist they really can live in a
generalist they really can live in a
generalist they really can live in a whole variety of habitats in Washington
whole variety of habitats in Washington
whole variety of habitats in Washington DC they see urban areas as opportunities
DC they see urban areas as opportunities
DC they see urban areas as opportunities has rich and resources for them and they
has rich and resources for them and they
has rich and resources for them and they kind of move in so they move into
kind of move in so they move into
kind of move in so they move into buildings when there are structural
buildings when there are structural
buildings when there are structural defects that they can exploit they hope
defects that they can exploit they hope
defects that they can exploit they hope den and chimneys they’ll den in paddocks
den and chimneys they’ll den in paddocks
den and chimneys they’ll den in paddocks look at Birth the babies they’re people
look at Birth the babies they’re people
look at Birth the babies they’re people either try to solve the problem
either try to solve the problem
either try to solve the problem themselves usually with horrible
themselves usually with horrible
themselves usually with horrible consequences or they hire a professional
consequences or they hire a professional
consequences or they hire a professional company who comes out in traps and
company who comes out in traps and
company who comes out in traps and removes the animals because we’ve had
removes the animals because we’ve had
removes the animals because we’ve had rabies moved through this area the
rabies moved through this area the
rabies moved through this area the governmental folks will not allow
governmental folks will not allow
governmental folks will not allow records to be moved and relocated so
records to be moved and relocated so
records to be moved and relocated so those animals have to be euthanized
those animals have to be euthanized
those animals have to be euthanized a long time ago we decided we need an
a long time ago we decided we need an
a long time ago we decided we need an alternative model to the trap and kill
alternative model to the trap and kill
alternative model to the trap and kill and it focuses on the diction exclusion
and it focuses on the diction exclusion
and it focuses on the diction exclusion removal and reunion leaving these
removal and reunion leaving these
removal and reunion leaving these animals in their known territorial home
animals in their known territorial home
animals in their known territorial home range areas so they still have access to
range areas so they still have access to
range areas so they still have access to all the resources they need to survive
all the resources they need to survive
all the resources they need to survive in that procedure we usually chase the
in that procedure we usually chase the
in that procedure we usually chase the adults out of the house and then put up
adults out of the house and then put up
adults out of the house and then put up a screen to keep them from regaining
a screen to keep them from regaining
a screen to keep them from regaining entry and that’s it the job’s done they
entry and that’s it the job’s done they
entry and that’s it the job’s done they go on their way now with babies we
go on their way now with babies we
go on their way now with babies we remove them put them in a specially
remove them put them in a specially
remove them put them in a specially constructed box we call the reunion box
constructed box we call the reunion box
constructed box we call the reunion box and then mom whom we we have chased out
and then mom whom we we have chased out
and then mom whom we we have chased out she’ll come along that night or
she’ll come along that night or
she’ll come along that night or sometimes even sooner find your babies
sometimes even sooner find your babies
sometimes even sooner find your babies and move them out
we’ve seen with putting the reunion
we’ve seen with putting the reunion boxes back up on roofs kind of two types
boxes back up on roofs kind of two types
boxes back up on roofs kind of two types of mothers the frantic ones will come
of mothers the frantic ones will come
of mothers the frantic ones will come back and don’t know how to get in the
back and don’t know how to get in the
back and don’t know how to get in the box and just go absolutely crazy and
box and just go absolutely crazy and
box and just go absolutely crazy and dessert and then the calm ones who come
dessert and then the calm ones who come
dessert and then the calm ones who come back and look at the box and kind of
back and look at the box and kind of
back and look at the box and kind of figure out where the entrance is go in
figure out where the entrance is go in
figure out where the entrance is go in get their babies and move them very
get their babies and move them very
get their babies and move them very calmly with we think the idea already in
calmly with we think the idea already in
calmly with we think the idea already in their head that I know where I’m going
their head that I know where I’m going
their head that I know where I’m going I’m going to take my babies and I’m
I’m going to take my babies and I’m
I’m going to take my babies and I’m going to put them in this other den that
going to put them in this other den that
going to put them in this other den that I feel is secure
through the work that we did with
through the work that we did with National Geographic we had access to
National Geographic we had access to
National Geographic we had access to very high-tech camera that was able to
very high-tech camera that was able to
very high-tech camera that was able to record sequences and tell us more about
record sequences and tell us more about
record sequences and tell us more about how these animals met these challenges
how these animals met these challenges
how these animals met these challenges that we confronted them and what we
that we confronted them and what we
that we confronted them and what we needed to do to make things better and
needed to do to make things better and
needed to do to make things better and more humane for them out there
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