In 2019, a former US merchant mariner opened a Mississippi wildlife rescue after finding a baby raccoon on her ship; seven years later, 76 orphaned kits are learning to forage, swim and survive before release
Not just humans, even raccoons are being trained for survival in boot camps now. In a wildlife centre in Mississippi, a dedicated staff is braving mud, sweat and at times, blood, all to train their raccoon soldiers. But unlike what it seems, this boot camp is truly for their own benefit. It runs with the…
