Raccoons are important fur bearers and are common throughout much of the United States. In the wild, they can be found around rivers, streams, lakes, and marshes. The are animals of opportunity and will eat whatever is available such as birds, mice, snakes, fruits, berries, acorns, insects, fish, mollusks, etc. They also eat on corn and other cultivated farm crops.

Raccoons are smart and can easily adapt to living close to people. They are quite common in residential or urban areas, but since they do most of their foraging at night, they go virtually undetected. In urban areas, raccoons can live almost anywhere that offers protection. They are most commonly found under houses and woodpiles, and in attics and chimneys.

Since raccoons are omnivorous, there is plenty of food available to them in urban areas, from pet food, to fruits from trees,  and