Ricko Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Just read a news report about a 'Raccoon Dog' loose in Wales, never heard of one before. Apparently there have been other sightings of them in the Peak District and some got loose in Nottinghamshire. Another non-native species with the potential to mess up the indigenous ecology? BBC News - Raccoon dog 'trapped and humanely destroyed' in Carmarthenshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-53356381 Edited July 10, 2020 by Ricko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Quite a lucky animal really, if it does escape I doubt I'd pull the trigger on that unless it was really close and positively id it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Ricko said: Just read a news report about a 'Raccoon Dog' loose in Wales, never heard of one before. Apparently there have been other sightings of them in the Peak District and some got loose in Nottinghamshire. Another non-native species with the potential to mess up the indigenous ecology? BBC News - Raccoon dog 'trapped and humanely destroyed' in Carmarthenshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-53356381 Yep a dead one was found at the roadside about 2 miles from us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: Yep a dead one was found at the roadside about 2 miles from us. and an artic fox was seen at Gladwin mark ! Edited July 10, 2020 by derbyduck thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Never heard of them until now I suppose can they cross breed with wild and domestic dogs and possibly foxes Edited July 10, 2020 by The Heron Missed out words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Had to look them up. Apparently closer to foxes than they are to American racoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 3 hours ago, The Heron said: Never heard of them until now I suppose can they cross breed with wild and domestic dogs and possibly foxes They're a fur bearer that's farmed for fur in far off lands. There was uproar not long back when I think primark or one of the other cheaper outlets were selling coats and hats with faux fur trim that turned out to be racoon dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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