Can Racoons Be Relocated?

Because raccoons are a rabies vector, they cannot be trapped and relocated under any circumstances. All trapped raccoons must be euthanized or released on the property where they were captured.

Can raccoons be relocated?

Trapping and relocating is only a temporary solution, inhumane and illegal. Relocated raccoons have to fight with already established raccoons for territory, food and shelter.

Can a relocated raccoon find its way back?

How far away should I bring it? - Raccoons, like many animals, have an uncanny ability to find their way back to their original territory. And with good reason - a raccoon grew up learning its own territory, and establishing a space there.