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330- Raccoon Resistance

330- Raccoon Resistance

From99% Invisible


330- Raccoon Resistance

From99% Invisible

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After Toronto unveiled its "raccoon-resistant" compost bins in 2016, some people feared the animals would be starved, but many more celebrated the innovative design. Rolling out this novel locked bin opened a new battlefront in city's ongoing "war on raccoons."
Journalist Amy Dempsey was researching the bins and raccoon behavior when her reporting took an unexpected turn down her own garbage-strewn alleyway. Had local raccoons finally figured out how to defeat the greatest human effort in our “war” against their kind?
Raccoon Resistance
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Released:
Nov 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.