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Parks Department Warns Of Raccoon Distemper in Prospect Park

PROSPECT PARK – The NYC Parks Department has issued a warning about cases of raccoons with the canine distemper found in Prospect Park. The canine distemper virus doesn’t pose a health risk to humans, but dogs are susceptible to the disease. Owners are encouraged to keep their dogs leashed while

Rabies Vaccine To Be Distributed In Parts Of Brooklyn

Wildlife biologists from the U.S Department of Agriculture [http://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nrmp/ct_rabies_vaccine_info] (USDA) and Cornell University will be dropping oral vaccines down into parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island from a low-flying helicopter this week to help prevent

The New Gentrifiers? Rocky Raccoon Checks Into Many Rooms

Neighbor William Levin removes a raccoon from inside his apartment wall. (Photo via YouTube [https://youtu.be/C0dWq8lRBfU])In the 1968 Beatles’ song “Rocky Raccoon [https://youtu.be/c5TDkfMXTwc],” Paul McCartney sings about “somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota.” While our neighborhood is nowhere near the Dakotas, our

The New Gentrifiers? Rocky Raccoon Checks Into Many Rooms

Neighbor William Levin removes a raccoon from inside his apartment wall. (Photo via YouTube [https://youtu.be/C0dWq8lRBfU])In the 1968 Beatles’ song “Rocky Raccoon [https://youtu.be/c5TDkfMXTwc],” Paul McCartney sings about “somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota.” While our neighborhood is nowhere near the Dakotas, our

Photo Of The Day: Rocky Raccoon Checked Into His Room

Photo by Tom PrendergastNeighbor Tom Prendergast saw this little guy napping over the entrance of 179 Prospect Park West. We’re still trying to find out if he’s a Beatles fan. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.

Guard Your Inflatables: Raccoons Attack South Slope Pool

Photo by Jeff Bush/South Slope News“Mommy, what happened to our pool?” is not something you want to hear on a Sunday morning at 5:30am. Unfortunately, it was the exact question that popped out of my son’s mouth about three weeks ago, as he peered out his

Dumpster Diving

“I’ve got half a hot dog, an orange peel, and some kale… what about you?” Photo by Susan Kline. What’s the wildest thing you’ve seen lately? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner]

Raccoons Invade Greenwood Heights

Given their proximity to Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com], it’s no surprise that 23rd Street has a history [http://www.ccgreenwoodhts.com/raccoons-are-back-in-town/] of summer raccoon encounters. This year is no exception, and it looks like ten critters [http://www.ccgreenwoodhts.com/greenwood-hts-is-raccoon-town/] were spotted checking out the

There’s More Than One Way to Catch a Raccoon

Raccoons are nothing new [/blog/animals/invasion-of-the-garbage-snatchers-raccoons-everywhere] around here and neighbor Alexandra Reddish just sent in a couple of the strangest pictures you’ll see this morning. Alexandra and her neighbor found a sick raccoon and called Animal Control. They confined the raccoon under a couple of garbage cans, and

The Raccoon Revolution

Photo via FiPS [http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/caption-this-park-slope-photo-78005.html] Sure it’s unpleasant, but we city folk expect things like rodents [/blog/animals/losing-the-rat-race], subways that smell like urine, and the occasional kamikaze scooter attack. The raccoon revolution that is overthrowing much of Brooklyn is a completely different story.