SKEDADDLE BLOG

Raccoons are a common problem in rural communities, but according to the Toronto Sun, the population of the masked bandits in urban areas is growing quickly. Mild weather gives the animals a chance to forage during the winter instead of hunkering down in their dens when the snow blows. Typically, raccoons go dormant during the… Continue reading

Raccoons not only look like masked bandits, often they act like ones too. They are incredibly smart animals and their resourcefulness should never be underestimated. At Skedaddle we have witnessed countless times how raccoons can scale great heights, find obscure access points to sneak into the most unlikely places and use their strong paws to… Continue reading

Baby season is an exciting time for wildlife technicians, and at Skedaddle we wait with bated breath for the first call of the spring. For raccoons, the baby season is typically early spring to early summer (April to June), but as regular readers of our blog know, it can start much earlier than that. This… Continue reading

Who doesn’t love Halloween? What could be more fun for kids than dressing up and wandering around the neighbourhood trick or treating and being rewarded with bags full of candy? Halloween is one of the best holidays for kids, but it isn’t always that much fun for Mom and Dad who have to provide the… Continue reading