Posted on 05/19/2024 1:06:26 PM PDT by Cecily
Japan's raccoon infestation has gotten considerably worse over the last decade, multiple Japanese news sources are reporting.
Nearly 1,300 raccoons were captured during the 2022 fiscal year, said Tokyo's government. This is about five times the number that were captured 10 years ago, reported Kyodo News, a Japanese news agency.
In 2013, the Japanese government reiterated the need to combat raccoons as an invasive species.
Raccoons are not native to Japan, but were brought to the country in the 1970s following the popularity of the 1977 anime "Rascal the Raccoon."
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Minus the giant balls.
It’s all in the prep.
Japan has it easier with Raccoons, compared to some parts of South America. Colombia has a Hippo invasion problem.
This was started after Drug Lord Pablo Escobar was arrested in the 1980’s.
Escobar had smuggled a few wild Hippos into Colombia to join his group of exotic animals. They were left behind after his death. Left behind to fend for themselves.
Now there are about 215 in that country.
Some estimate that by 2050, the Hungry, Hungry Hippos could number over 1000 if measures are not taken to control them.
There are folks like Ellie May in real life, who seem to have a way with animals, keeping them calm and in a good mood.
No one knows why that is.
Saint Francis of Assisi was said to be that way.
Raccoons are not cute cuddley little creatures. They are very vicious destructive predators.
We’ve watched them attack smaller game such as rabbits for a meal. I have trail cam pics of raccoons cornering a house cat with that cat never to be seen again. I’ve live trapped them and they are extremely vicious.
Small animals in trees do not stand a chance. We’ve watched house cats climb trees. Their rate of climb is nothing compared to a coon, as we’ve watched videos where they do not climb trees, they run up trees.
We live in the forest and they are a top nuisance that our state allows to be hunted year around. They are one of the few animals that can be legally hunted at night with a flashlight.
Raccoons are on my hit list.
At least they aren’t blaming the infestation on the Beatles for “Rocky Raccoon.”
They can give them to us if they’ll take our bark beetles and kudzu.
They don’t have that problem in China. I guess in countries where the government is willing to starve its people that’s not a problem.
Confucous say Racoon taste like Chicken.
That’s a tanuki.
Japan does have a problem with raccoons, because they had an anime 50 years ago called Rascal, with a raccoon as a kid’s friend. Japanese pet laws are much looser than American, so a cottage industry of importing raccoons to Japan emerged, and they then invaded Japan and reproduced when they grew up, Japanese threw them out, and they returned to the wild.
Had 3 move into my attic, last year.
Live trapped 2 and escorted them to a higher plane of existence, with a River 10/22
The third fell through the drop ceiling, in the kitchen and ended with a face off in the reloading room
In the immortal words of Tuco, from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”, “When it’s time to shoot, shoot, don’t talk”.
Maybe a coatimundi?
Chinese will eat anything. With a little marketing the raccoons would be worth a lot of money.
So true.
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