BBC Wildlife Magazine

Raccoons are having a rocky time in Germany

I hope you like the cover of this issue – I must confess, it’s one of my on the TV as a child. Katharina Vlaanderen reports on how this invasive mammal is dividing opinion in Germany (p38), where it is now rampant. Some of the locals love it, while others are fighting a losing battle to keep numbers down. It may be wanted, but in what sense?

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