a quick heads up for those in the south slope. walking home from the subway last night at 8:00pm, i came across a big racoon on 16th street between 8th ave and ppw. the racoon seemed a bit off, and gave me the willies. kinda far from the park or the cemetary. i'd hate to come upon it by surprise. luckily, i had time to cross the street and stay out of rockey's way...
Yavel Regular
Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 168 Location: The Boneyard
Fri Nov 03, 06 2:15 pm EST
That does seem a little far from from the park or cemetery. They're attracted by people's garbage cans so that might be why it was wandering around there.
steve Cylon
Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 1263
Fri Nov 03, 06 3:08 pm EST
Actually, someone mentioned to me they had a racoon in their backyard, 5th st and 7th ave
Guest
Fri Nov 03, 06 6:02 pm EST
One wandered on my fire escape the other week because I had put cat food out there.
Im not logged in right now, but you can do a search for "racoon" to find my earlier posts - there was a big discussion about the racoon problem.
me too Guest
Fri Nov 03, 06 9:50 pm EST
20th and 5th here. We are lousy with them. They fight with the feral outdoor kitties too. It worries me. Anyone know a solution? Humane trapping and then releasing where?
Guest
Mon Nov 13, 06 12:37 am EST
raccoons are a fact of life all over the city. They are in all backyards. It is a good idea not to leave any food or garbage out. other than that there are no other precautions to take. it is inhumane to remove them from their environment even if they are humanely trapped. When they are dropped off elsewhere they do not survive. A lot of these pest removal companies, humanely"trap" them and then they let them die.
brooklynpotter ceramme ceramma danna
Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 3996 Location: near the square that's a circle
Mon Nov 13, 06 12:50 am EST
Anonymous wrote:
raccoons are a fact of life all over the city. They are in all backyards. It is a good idea not to leave any food or garbage out. other than that there are no other precautions to take. it is inhumane to remove them from their environment even if they are humanely trapped. When they are dropped off elsewhere they do not survive. A lot of these pest removal companies, humanely"trap" them and then they let them die.
actually, it's illegal for any "trappers" to do anything with trapped raccoons other than hand them over to the city. that's the law. and, sadly, they will be euthanized. _________________ what would you tell me, if i could hear you speaking?--t.r.
Guest
Mon Nov 13, 06 9:36 pm EST
On 10 th Street between 6th and 7th Ave, raccoons have raided back yard ponds and eaten all the goldfish. I guesh they like sushi!
kensingtonmom Guest
Mon Nov 13, 06 11:41 pm EST
brooklynpotter wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
raccoons are a fact of life all over the city. They are in all backyards. It is a good idea not to leave any food or garbage out. other than that there are no other precautions to take. it is inhumane to remove them from their environment even if they are humanely trapped. When they are dropped off elsewhere they do not survive. A lot of these pest removal companies, humanely"trap" them and then they let them die.
actually, it's illegal for any "trappers" to do anything with trapped raccoons other than hand them over to the city. that's the law. and, sadly, they will be euthanized.
I know we have been down this road before on another thread, but if a raccoon is destroying/bothering you or your property, NYS law states you can legally kill it. How? I don't know because you cannot fire a gun in the city. There is a list of animals that you are allowed to kill along with raccoons which includes mice, rats, Opposum?? skunk, and ?? (too lazy to look up the law). I am not advocating this, I am just stating that you are actually permitted to kill these animals if they are a nuisance. (I would say eating your trash is not really a nuisance since you can just keep it covered).
Anyway the state did come and trap our aggressive racoon which I thought died (apparently there were many complaints about its aberrant behavior), but according to my councilperson, it was destroyed and was sent to be tested for rabies. Don't know what the results were.
Anyway the state did come and trap our aggressive racoon which I thought died (apparently there were many complaints about its aberrant behavior), but according to my councilperson, it was destroyed and was sent to be tested for rabies. Don't know what the results were.
just an FYI: as of 10/31, there have been no reports of rabies in Brooklyn. if they nabbed your problem critter in october, chances are the results were negative. _________________ Get your paws off my canned chicken
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Tue Nov 14, 06 12:09 am EST
Just to cap off the "reality" of the above posts (and more to come), "they" are everywhere regardless of your proximity to the Park(s) Green-Wood or the like.
While I have 400+ acres across the street from me in Green-Wood, since I have been in the 'hood, our local "boys/girls in fur from the 'hood" have roosted in a neighbors 100+ yr old ginko tree, NOT in Green-Wood.
Get used to them folks, they be family! Like it or not.
PS. Green-Wood is trapping, which is helping, but they nor PP are the issue. Your garbage, and far worse, "lil old lady feeding the cats" are the bigger prob.
Cute as the Dickens, though I have played with many of the babies, the tried to scare them off _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
Cfee Guest
Sun Nov 19, 06 12:59 pm EST
The other night I woke up at about 3 AM and looked out the window. I saw a raccoon walking down South Portland Avenue!
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Sun Nov 19, 06 1:53 pm EST
Well, they only like tony nabes _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
Brooklyn/Gal Guest
Sun Nov 19, 06 9:32 pm EST
I work in Brighton Beach on Neptune Avenue, in July we had 3 racoons captured in the drop ceiling. They knocked out computer systems etc. They left behind fleas. My office has been at another site since 8/14/06. The fleas are hopefully irradicated as of the monday after Thanksgiving. We then can move back home (to our office). This has been a horror show.
Guest #2 Guest
Sun Nov 19, 06 10:39 pm EST
My, my, those pesky racoons. Fighting feral cats, destroying offices, stalking wary pedestrians in the streets. Life in Brooklyn as you've known it will never be quite the same. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Cabaki Queen of Kings
Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 347 Location: south slope
Tue Nov 21, 06 4:22 pm EST
This raccoon post has made the front page of Gothamist!!
"Dozens of blocks away from Green-Wood Heights, in Carroll Gardens, the rodents have been provoking emotional responses."
Um, raccoons aren't rodents ...
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Sun Nov 26, 06 5:30 pm EST
wiki-you know...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
laura Resident Alien
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 896
Sun Nov 26, 06 6:40 pm EST
I'd never heard of anyone thinking raccoons were rodents - ?
And, obviously, it's Greenwood Heights, not Green-Wood (like the cemetery) ...
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Sun Nov 26, 06 6:51 pm EST
yes, we no-likee the dash. Thats for the cemetenarians...
At least Dana @ Brooklyn Papers tried to report something off this thread, all criticism aside _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
Guest
Thu Jan 18, 07 1:20 am EST
They are Raccoons for Petes sake...We have had them in Windsor Terrace for years. I've come home late at night more than once to find one sitting on my porch...Know what I did??? I walked around it... LIVE & LET LIVE PEOPLE...They have inhabited Brooklyn for much longer than most of us & to date I have yet to hear of them attacking, but I have heard of plenty of them being trapped, tranqualized & euthanized for just being in a tree.
laura Resident Alien
Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 896
Thu Jan 18, 07 1:35 am EST
When I lived in Michigan I had some living in my wall for a while (I used to also have to occasionally step around possums in front of my doorway) ... my brother in California had a whole family of raccoons living in a part of his house in Berkeley for a while.
Guest
Thu Jan 18, 07 11:44 am EST
Does Raccoon poop look similar to dog poop??? I've been finding poop in the backyard but there's no way that a dog could have scaled the wall. And the poop is way too big to be from a cat.
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Thu Jan 18, 07 12:12 pm EST
yep, and normally abound with last nite's dinner...yucky! _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
kensingtonmom Guest
Wed Feb 07, 07 3:08 pm EST
There was a segment on BBC News this morning about the rabies outbreak among Raccoons on Staten Island and how the dept. of health has been pretty much ignoring it. Recently a woman(?) was bit by a rabid kitten who had been bitten by a rabid raccoon.
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Thu Feb 08, 07 11:21 pm EST
Don't believe the hype! _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
There have been three cases of rabies-infected kittens in Staten Island in 2006, the last two (July and November) resulting in people getting bitten. In both cases, the DOH acted immediately and all persons (and one family dog) exposed to these animals were treated prophylactically for the disease. There hasn't been a human case of rabies in NYC in about 50 years, thank god.
On a related, and somewhat disheartening note for those of us in the veterinary community: Staten Island had only one case of rabies-positive wildlife (a raccoon) since 1997. All of that changed in March of 2006. Besides those 3 kittens, 25 other animals (almost all of which were raccoons) tested positive. Somehow rabies is beginning to creep through the wildlife in SI. This doesn't bode well for pets (cats come to mind) that go outside on a regular basis at night.
With that said, and I cannot stress this enough, THERE ARE NO CASES OF RABIES IN BROOKLYN! However, folks should play it safe anyway and stay away from wildlife (don't play with, feed, or otherwise encourage Brooklyn raccoons, people!!!) and make certain their pets' rabies vaccinations are current. And if you know people who live in Staten Island and have indoor/outdoor or outdoor-only cats, or dogs that sleep outside, do everyone in their community a favor and STRONGLY encourage them to keep their pets INSIDE. Better an angry kitty than a dead one, and better an angry kitty than a dead one who also brings potential death to you!!
_________________ Get your paws off my canned chicken
Guest
Fri Feb 09, 07 10:34 am EST
I live on the block enclosed by 6th and 7th aves, and 19th and 20th st and my old Italian neighbor swears that about 15 of them live back there. I asked if he thought maybe they came from the cemetery, but he said no, they live in all the yards. I don't see how but...
Anyway, I'm not very squeamish about critters of any size, but I spent enough time on my small lawn to get pissed off when they crap on it and dig holes in it (my research says grubs). I bought a sling shot and some BBs.
But I haven't seen them since the summer. Don't they hibernate?
Guest
Fri Feb 09, 07 12:19 pm EST
If I recall college biology (18 years ago) correctly, raccoons are related to bears. now are you scared? (I'm not, but I thought I'd throw that out there.) As we plot the sightings, add 10th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
Guest
Fri Feb 09, 07 10:27 pm EST
Seriously, raccoons are not terribly dangerous.
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Sun Feb 11, 07 2:52 pm EST
shishkab wrote:
lostingreenwoodhts wrote:
Don't believe the hype!
Not so fast, Lost...
There have been three cases of rabies-infected kittens in Staten Island in 2006, the last two (July and November) resulting in people getting bitten. In both cases, the DOH acted immediately and all persons (and one family dog) exposed to these animals were treated prophylactically for the disease. There hasn't been a human case of rabies in NYC in about 50 years, thank god.
On a related, and somewhat disheartening note for those of us in the veterinary community: Staten Island had only one case of rabies-positive wildlife (a raccoon) since 1997. All of that changed in March of 2006. Besides those 3 kittens, 25 other animals (almost all of which were raccoons) tested positive. Somehow rabies is beginning to creep through the wildlife in SI. This doesn't bode well for pets (cats come to mind) that go outside on a regular basis at night.
With that said, and I cannot stress this enough, THERE ARE NO CASES OF RABIES IN BROOKLYN! However, folks should play it safe anyway and stay away from wildlife (don't play with, feed, or otherwise encourage Brooklyn raccoons, people!!!) and make certain their pets' rabies vaccinations are current. And if you know people who live in Staten Island and have indoor/outdoor or outdoor-only cats, or dogs that sleep outside, do everyone in their community a favor and STRONGLY encourage them to keep their pets INSIDE. Better an angry kitty than a dead one, and better an angry kitty than a dead one who also brings potential death to you!!
Agreed, but I did not want folks to flip out over less than 100% truthful posting. Heck, I am more worried about the feral cat problem we have than the raccoons. _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
i'm with ya one thousand percent on that one, Lost, and i wasn't speaking to you specifically when i wrote my last post. i only made the statements cuz those same folks who are less truthful when they post (and this happens all over the boards, not necc'y'ly the folks in this particular thread!) then assume their statements are accepted when they're either written off or ignored. then the misinformation gets disseminated, then accepted, then the Bush administration is.... oh wait, that's another thread!
in all seriousness, when it comes to certain topics, i have a professional obligation to keep things on the up-and-up. best way for me to do that, IMHO, is to educate and spread whatever facts i've got at my disposal. rabies is not only zoonotic, but fatal. i have a healthy fear of the disease myself, but i refuse to bow to rumor-mongering. so as it turns out, you and i are on the exact same page!! _________________ Get your paws off my canned chicken
liftandcut Wannabe ProHi Mayor
Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 468
Mon Feb 12, 07 10:57 am EST
I live on Washington ave. near Sterling and I started spotting raccoons on my fire escape last summer, but now they've taken to staring at me through my window every day while I watch T.V. It's really kind of funny, but I wouldn't want to run across them on the street. They fight with the cats in the alley behind my building because people put cat food out for the strays. I don't think those cats are winning those fights, though. After all, those 'coons have thumbs!
http://www.loomcom.com/raccoons/
kensingtonmom Guest
Thu Feb 22, 07 11:34 am EST
There was a confirmed case of a rabid raccoon on Long Island yesterday.
(Maybe I need to stop listening to NPR! because they seem to think there is a rabies outbreak here)
Kmom, i think NPR is great so i would never say you need to stop listening. but i gotta ask (and jeezaloo this is going to come off as rude but i am sick and tired of going over the same material again and again with you, always you. it's been, what, at least three times with this same material already with you since i started with these boards only five months ago. i mean, i didn't go back and check but you and i have talked about this more than once on different threads, no?). do you have selective hearing, or do you thrive on panic, or perhaps do you feel the need to spread fear on these boards? there is rabies all over the BLEEPING COUNTRY. here ya go, here's a study on confirmed raccoon rabies cases in 2003 from the CDC. i hope it gives you pause since it seems that for some incomprehensible reason you won't be satisfied until you lose sleep over this:
perhaps the safest thing for you and yours to do is move to the west coast. i imagine the rabies will not reach there for another 15-20 years.
but wait, hang on, that was only a study in raccoons. what about other animals?
aw, shoot. that can't be good. perhaps europe would be better for you. there are plenty of countries to choose from. i'll even help you make a choice.
there now. don't you feel better? auf wiedersehen!
think about this for a moment before you complain that you're only trying to help, to be a good neighbor, to repeat what what you've heard so don't shoot the messenger, etc: there are ways to disseminate information and there are ways to incite panic. clearly you choose the latter method time and time again. you have demonstrated yourself to be an intelligent woman in my opinion, Kmom, so why don't you choose the higher path? _________________ Get your paws off my canned chicken
kensingtonmom Guest
Thu Feb 22, 07 12:58 pm EST
shishkab wrote:
....(sigh)..Kmom, i think NPR is great so i would never say you need to stop listening. but i gotta ask (and jeezaloo this is going to come off as rude but i am sick and tired of going over the same material again and again with you, always you. it's been, what, at least three times with this same material already with you since i started with these boards only five months ago. i mean, i didn't go back and check but you and i have talked about this more than once on different threads, no?).
Well I don't think I am creating panic here by passing on a news item. And I respect your veterinary background or whatever--but I think it is interesting the number of rabies cases being reported on NATIONAL and INTERnational news in our urban area. The BBC seems to think that the Dept. of Public Health has dropped the ball on this outbreak. So I don't think it is hysteria to point out that this was on the news yet again this morning and yet not on the local news.
I am not overly concerned about rabies even though I do have raccoons on my porch now even in the day time.
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Thu Feb 22, 07 2:45 pm EST
kensingtonmom, Don't believe the hype (as I have said above) and just keep a broom by the back door.
They are more scared of you, than you of them...
As always, thanks for all the info shishkab! _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
kensingtonmom Guest
Thu Feb 22, 07 4:50 pm EST
lostingreenwoodhts wrote:
kensingtonmom, Don't believe the hype (as I have said above) and just keep a broom by the back door.
They are more scared of you, than you of them...
I wouldn't say that is necessarily true. I grew up in the country and in the country, raccoons are more scared of you than you of them. The other morning, I couldn't get out my front door because there was a raccoon on the porch and even when I banged on a pot, he was not moving. He had his eye on a stray cat for who knows what reason. I finally kicked open the screen door which whapped him in the ass and he left. (Slowly I might add).
I personally think that with the amount of raccoons in Brooklyn and their apparent boldness, that the dept. of public health should be A LITTLE more on top of the rabies outbreak before it does become an issue here. And with the cold weather, they seem to be out and about in the day more. If I was hearing this on Fox news, I would think HYPE. But...I am hearing the story on NPR somewhat regularly it seems.
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Thu Feb 22, 07 6:37 pm EST
Quote:
dept. of public health should be A LITTLE more on top of the rabies outbreak before it does become an issue here
i hear you, BUT call Dept of Health, they refer you to Animal Control who says raccoons have become part of the "flora and fauna of our great City"
I kind you not. Those exact words.
Quote:
he was not moving. He had his eye on a stray cat for who knows what reason
That makes more sense since all the feral/stray cats in our area regularly do battle with the raccoons.
So perhaps he was more scared of the cat...was the cat scared of you? _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Thu Feb 22, 07 6:54 pm EST
HOT OFF THE E-MAIL:
Opossum on 20th St.! Raccoons watch out...
A friend just e-mailed us. She was having a heck of a time figuring out what kept breaking into her basement, then the other night...bingo.
I'm ready for the coyotes next _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
Rose Ninja
Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 911 Location: South Slope
Thu Feb 22, 07 7:04 pm EST
I saw coyotes on my street when I lived in White Plains years ago. Spooky. Coyotes in Prospect Park might be a good thing -- maybe they'd eat the rats.
kensingtonmom Guest
Thu Mar 01, 07 1:15 pm EST
Oh boy ShishKebab is going to kill me:
RACCOON TESTS POSITIVE FOR RABIES IN MANHATTAN
Press Release : NYC DOHMH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release # 010-07
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Health Department Looking for Two Individuals Who May Have Been Exposed to
Rabies; Rabies is Fatal If Left Untreated
NEW YORK CITY - February 28, 2007 - A raccoon dropped off by two New Yorkers
at the Manhattan Animal Care and Control Shelter tested positive for rabies
yesterday, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
reported today. The Health Department is trying to identify these
individuals, who may have been exposed to rabies while handling the animal.
Rabies is a fatal disease, but it can be prevented if exposed individuals
get rabies shots. There has not been a case of human rabies in New York City
for more than 50 years.
lostingreenwoodhts Where has the day gone?
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1437 Location: Greenwood Hts., where else?
Thu Mar 01, 07 1:46 pm EST
Knew this was coming...thanks, KM.
Also in the NY Times today. _________________ A word or two from the highest point in Brooklyn--Greenwood Hts.
...elevation, not just inebriation...
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