Q: Something is moving around in my attic, and I think it may be a raccoon. How can I identify my unwelcome guest, and if my suspicions are correct, how do I get rid of a raccoon in the attic? A: ...

Homes should be frequently inspected and well-maintained to reduce the number of bugs, rodents, or other pests from creeping their way inside. Even the smallest of gaps in the fascia or soffit panels ...

When it comes to mammals, there are few both as universally adored and universally scorned as raccoons. Nature’s loveable bandits, raccoons can also become your worst enemy when they’re raiding trash ...

I have raccoons in my attic. Before I evict them, I want to provide an alternate place for them to go. There aren’t really enough trees around here anyway, so I want to make a raccoon house or two. Do ...

Raccoons like to spend cold weather in safe hidey-holes. When autumn arrives, they direct their attention to finding a den to spend the winter in a low-energy rest state known as torpor. Then spring ...

Spring is in full swing, bringing life back to South Carolina. But with the welcomed return of blossoming flowers and warmer weather can come uninvited guests to folks’ homes. Plenty of critters try ...

SANTA CRUZ — Raccoons don’t usually chew and claw their way through the roofs of people’s houses — or get stuck in the process. But over the weekend, a female raccoon did just that in the Santa Cruz ...