Raccoons are rapidly spreading in Tokyo, stymying local officials

File photo of two raccoons clinging to a tree. Growing raccoon populations have been reported in Tokyo as the invasive species spreads across Japan.popularized the idea of caring for raccoons as pets. At the peak of Japan’s raccoon craze, up to 1,500 raccoons were being brought into the country.learns, these wild animals are not meant to be pets and are better off in nature. Many of Japan’s raccoon owners came to the same conclusion and let their four-legged friends free.

Raccoons are a stubborn issue for Japan’s farmers, in particular. They’ve been blamed for millions of dollars worth of damage to crops over the years. In 2006, 16 Japanese prefectures reported raccoons had eaten a combined 164 million yen in crops, and the critters seemed to particularly enjoyterrorized by aggressive raccoonsAt the time, Japanese wildlife experts theorized that the local raccoons may have been threatened by dogs in the area and developed a hostility for man’s best friend. The city believed that the aggressive raccoons were all part of one family, based on witness accounts.

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