There's No Stopping Toronto's 'Uber-Raccoon'

[steve2470]

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/16/647599627/theres-no-stopping-toronto-s-uber-raccoon

Toronto has been called the "raccoon capital of the world."

The "trash pandas" — as they're (possibly) affectionately known — have been particularly adept at getting into Torontonians' garbage bins.

The raccoon scourge was bad enough that the city spent CA$31 million on "raccoon-resistant" organic green-colored waste bins in 2016. It was the latest assault in what Canadian media have called a "raccoon war."

The Toronto Star recently published a 6,000-word investigation on the bin battle.

"It began in January when I got a message from a friend saying the new green bins have eliminated the raccoon population in Toronto," says reporter Amy Dempsey, who broke the story. "This friend hadn't seen the family of raccoons that had been living in his yard."

[PoliticAverse]

1. Engines of Destruction. n/t

[royable]

2. I think those bins need a combination lock. nt

[Fla Dem]

3. Those are some well fed racoons. Smart too. nt

[Solly Mack]

4. I love the way they look about when they make noise - waiting to see if anyone else heard.

Then getting about their business again.

[yardwork]

5. Is Toronto where that raccoon climbed a skyscraper?

[Crabby Appleton]

6. The famous skyscraper climbing

Racoon from a few months back was in St. Paul MN

[yardwork]

7. Thanks. I couldn't remember.

[red dog 1]

8. Kick for cuteness!

Where's Attempt # 1?