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A few days ago, the Kitsap Sheriff’s Office, a county in Washington state, received arguably one of the most frantic calls not only from that police station, but
A few days ago, the Kitsap Sheriff’s Office, a county in Washington state, received arguably one of the most frantic calls not only from that police station, but from any police station operating in the United States.
It may sound like an exaggeration, but the warning is worthy of the best case scenario. thriller-comedy From Hollywood. When 911 personnel (US emergency number) picked up the phone and found the muffled voice of a woman saying her house was surrounded by dozens, almost a hundred, raccoons.
It looks so cute but it just looks that way.
The incident occurred in Poulsbo, a small town of fewer than 12,000 residents in Liberty Bay. A few days ago, one of them called emergency services to report an emergency that was making him uncomfortable. This wasn’t a robbery, a shooting, a traffic accident, an attempted break-in, or anything the county sheriff is used to dealing with.
No. What worried him, he explained to 911, was that his house was being surrounded by raccoons. They scattered it around the garden dozens and dozensThere were around a hundred, the agents who came to assist him could later confirm. You don’t need to imagine this. The panorama was so strange that they recorded a video and later published it on X.
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The piece is short, only 50 seconds, but it shows a flock of raccoons prowling among the roots of trees, sitting, walking or standing on their hind legs. As the Washington Fish and Wildlife office recalls, these animals are a “common sight” across much of the state, and it’s not uncommon for them to flock to urban areas, attracted by the idea of ​​finding food.
The real question was… Why was he there? face around a house?
The answer was simple: They wanted food.
The woman told agents that she started feeding raccoons in the area 35 years ago. He gave them food. They were satisfied. Without major complications. The problem is that this habit attracted more and more animals. And a few weeks ago the animals arrived with a less docile nature.
“They returned more aggressive“They wanted food and started harassing him day and night,” says Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kevin McCarty. It got to the point where every time she left the house, “they harassed her until she threw food at them.” “The raccoons she keeps are nice, but the new raccoons that show up scare her,” McCarty adds.
“Somehow rumors spread raccoon landand everyone was waiting for food at home,” he says ironically. For the affected person, the situation wasn’t so funny. When he saw that the problem was getting out of control, he even contacted a company responsible for setting traps. But the budget quickly rose: $500 per raccoon. Considering that there were dozens of them, this was unaffordable.
This was the case, a few days ago the woman reached the border. While he’s telling New York TimesWhen she realized there were more new, aggressive raccoons in her house, dozens and dozens, she pulled out her phone and called 911.
“Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies came to his rescue after the incident. had to escape In the video published by the authorities, it is stated that he got into his car to escape from the furry and hungry creatures. McCain admits that the scene “shocked” the agents themselves. “They’ve never seen so many raccoons together. “Nobody remembers being surrounded by a gang of raccoons.”
The situation does not look very encouraging for the neighbors either.
One of them complained to the King 5 of Seattle network that their dog had already gotten into fights with raccoons several times. “Hopefully someone will step in and help him solve the problem. And hopefully I’ll stop doing that,” commented the woman who found her home besieged by small mammals.
The case went to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. No biting, but there’s a moral that McCarty emphasizes: “You shouldn’t feed wild animals. They always come back when they have a reliable food source. That’s what these raccoons did until their numbers got out of control.”
Pictures | Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office (X)
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Ashley Johnson is a science writer for “Div Bracket”. With a background in the natural sciences and a passion for exploring the mysteries of the universe, she provides in-depth coverage of the latest scientific developments.
