Northern Raccoon (Camera Trap Field Guide)

Northern Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Description ³

Raccoons use small home ranges, as small as 1—3 square km, and show flexibility in selecting denning sites, from tree hollows to chimneys to sewers. Raccoons find food on the ground, in trees, streams, ponds, and other wet environments, and from unsecured trash cans. Females can breed when they are not yet a year old, and typically have litters of four young, which they raise themselves. The female nurses her cubs for about 70 days.

Habitat ⁴

Raccoons prefer to live in moist woodland areas. However, they can also be found in farmlands, suburban, and urban areas. Raccoons prefer to build dens in trees, but may also use woodchuck burrows, caves, mines, deserted buildings, barns, garages, rain sewers, or houses. They easily live near humans. They require ready access to water.

Conservation actions ⁵

Conservation Actions

The species occurs in numerous protected areas throughout its range.

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