Rare Albino Raccoon Triplets Captured
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“In our 27-year history we’ve rarely even seen an albino raccoon, much less three in one litter,” says Brad Gates, owner of Gates’ Wildlife Control in Toronto, which is considered the raccoon capital of North America. Gates and his employees have captured thousands of the bandit-faced pests over the years.
Gates didn’t know exactly what to expect after he received a call last May about a “white animal” in a garage. When the wildlife control specialists arrived, they discovered three albino raccoons in the home’s attic.
Albino raccoons are rare – one in 500,000 – but the odds of finding three in one litter is one in 10 million.
According to Toronto policy, the raccoons were placed on the roof of the home so that when the mother raccoon returned she could find and relocate them. There are two reasons: to prevent the spread of rabies from one area to another and the city’s policy to treat animals humanely by keeping families together so they can survive.
The city attracts raccoons because it has a recycling program for food scraps. The raccoons have learned to open the green cans that are kept outside to be hauled to a compost pile. For shelter, raccoons are good at finding roof vents and structural flaws in buildings to gain access – mostly in attics and walls.
Gates has noticed that raccoons often have their litters in the attic over a bedroom where it’s quiet during the day, and the mother raccoon can sleep. She leaves at night to get food, and the cries of the hungry babies let the homeowner know there have uninvited guests.
Animal control companies such as Gates’ business remove the animals and block the entrance holes they find. Often neighbors also hire them to look for and close up access holes in their homes to avoid the evicted raccoon family from moving in.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, AAA Gates’ Wildlife Control, 445 Midwest Rd., Unit 10, Scarborough, Ont. M1P 4Y9 Canada (ph 877 750-9453; www.gateswildlifecontrol.com).
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Rare Albino Raccoon Triplets Captured MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals “In our 27-year history we’ve rarely even seen an albino raccoon much less three in one litter ” says Brad Gates owner of Gates’ Wildlife Control in Toronto which is considered the raccoon capital of North America Gates and his employees have captured thousands of the bandit-faced pests over the years Gates didn’t know exactly what to expect after he received a call last May about a “white animal” in a garage When the wildlife control specialists arrived they discovered three albino raccoons in the home’s attic Albino raccoons are rare – one in 500 000 – but the odds of finding three in one litter is one in 10 million According to Toronto policy the raccoons were placed on the roof of the home so that when the mother raccoon returned she could find and relocate them There are two reasons: to prevent the spread of rabies from one area to another and the city’s policy to treat animals humanely by keeping families together so they can survive The city attracts raccoons because it has a recycling program for food scraps The raccoons have learned to open the green cans that are kept outside to be hauled to a compost pile For shelter raccoons are good at finding roof vents and structural flaws in buildings to gain access – mostly in attics and walls Gates has noticed that raccoons often have their litters in the attic over a bedroom where it’s quiet during the day and the mother raccoon can sleep She leaves at night to get food and the cries of the hungry babies let the homeowner know there have uninvited guests Animal control companies such as Gates’ business remove the animals and block the entrance holes they find Often neighbors also hire them to look for and close up access holes in their homes to avoid the evicted raccoon family from moving in Contact: FARM SHOW Followup AAA Gates’ Wildlife Control 445 Midwest Rd Unit 10 Scarborough Ont M1P 4Y9 Canada ph 877 750-9453; www gateswildlifecontrol com
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