Spending Time With Mother Raccoon

Video of Quality time with Wild Mother Raccoon

In June Mother Raccoon's are nursing their Kits in their Dens. The male raccoon plays no role in raising the young. She often ventures out in the daytime this time of year as she need extra nourishment for nursing the kits - this is normal behavior  Unfortunately, some people freak out when they seen raccoon's in their yard during the daytime this time of year and wrongly assume the Raccoon has rabies or is sick. This can lead to the unfortunate situation of trapping a mother raccoon and leaving her kits back in the den to slowly starve to death. Most professional trappers/re-locators know this, but many people trap them in their yard themselves and relocate them. They are easier to catch this time of year as they are desperate for food to feed their young. This is not the time of year to be trapping raccoons. 

This raccoon is wild, but we've established a mutually beneficial relationship. This raccoon provides us with precious special moments of insight into her life - relaxing, grooming and taking a nap before heading back to the den.

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Mother Raccoon takes a nap