A Doggo and a Protective Hockey Mask

Aug 24

Jen shares some cool, cutting edge rattlesnake science news this week!

Megan then gives us a ton of information on raccoons which leads into a listener suggestion for this week's horrific story about Charlotte Ponce, a 3 month old baby who survived a pet raccoon attack.

Organization to Support: https://humaneraccoonremoval.org/index.php

Our Mission- We are dedicated primarily to educating professional pest control companies / nuisance wildlife control operators about humane wildlife removal practices, through direct outreach campaigns and training. We also aim to teach the public through information on this website.

References:

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/raccoon-eats-babys-face-now-11-ear/story?id=23333206

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4618010/Girl-face-eaten-raccoon-surgeries.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/raccoon-philadelphia-baby-attack/

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/9-month-old-baby-georgia-eaten-raccoons-animals-chewed-face-head-hands-cops-article-1.450275

https://www.wreg.com/news/two-charged-after-pet-raccoon-attacks-baby/

https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/8-facts-about-raccoons

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/527175/10-clever-facts-about-raccoons

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/raccoon-nation-raccoon-fact-sheet/7553/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/raccoon

https://www.britannica.com/animal/raccoon

https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/what-do-about-raccoons