Officials say the raccoon tested positive for rabies after attacking a dog in the Bethlehem area in late May.

A rabid raccoon attacked a dog last week on Biltmore Oaks Drive in the Bethlehem area of Gwinnett County.

Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded.

Raccoons are an established part of suburban wildlife. They can live in a sewer drain, have no natural predators and get nightly handouts via outdoor pet food bowls and bird feeders. I get many ...

Q: Our dogs killed a raccoon that looked rabid, and we took it away from them. The county animal services people who picked up the raccoon later reported it had distemper, not rabies. Is raccoon ...

Most of us see raccoons as troublemakers that raid bins and disappear before sunrise, so the idea of keeping one at home feels strange. Even so, their behavior in cities is shifting. They’re figuring ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Dog owners visiting Central Park are being warned to keep their pets on a leash while the Parks Department deals with an outbreak affecting ...

Raccoon dogs, which are considered to be reservoir hosts for coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2, have the potential to spread more widely in Europe in the future. Credit: Dorian Dörge Their home ...

The Livingston County Department of Health announced that an individual will be receiving treatment due to a possible rabies ...