Our garbage diets. Turns out tossing that unfinished burger could give an unsuspecting trash panda diabetes. City raccoons pretty much always act like starving college kids home for Thanksgiving. The entire ordeal, featuring the angry little guy being slam-dunked into a net as part of the rescue mission , was captured on video.
The raccoon attack Global News warned viewers in February that aggressive racoons may have distemper—a virus that can spread to pets. A Scarborough man found out the hard way after he was bitten and chased down the street on a Sunday morning. Toronto Animal Services, however, reported that the raccoon only made contact with his shoe. The raccoon home invasion Like something out of a Toronto-themed horror movie, an east end couple spent two years dealing with a full-scale raccoon assault on their home.
Toronto lockdown brings humans and raccoons together — neither's happy. Raccoons v Toronto: how 'trash pandas' conquered the city. Read more. Reuse this content. Environment Climate crisis Wildlife Energy Pollution. However, in the past years, these seemingly adorable animals started procreating at a rapid rate and infiltrating the city of Toronto.
According to the aforementioned report, the first sign of the raccoon infestation in Toronto can be traced back to , when the city started its organics bin program. The program originally aimed to keep volumes of household waste from landfills by separating and collecting organic waste and turning it into compost.
However, the organic bins became an inviting attraction for raccoons. With sufficient food supply at their disposal, these furry animals soon flocked into the backyards of urban neighbourhoods.
Raccoons are naturally omnivorous. They feed on fruit, vegetables, insects, bugs, eggs, and small animals. Many believe that the unintended feeding of these animals also contributed to their uncontrolled growth spurt. Failure to cover bins securely and improper household waste disposal helped raccoons to thrive.
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