In an ideal world, humans and wildlife would enjoy a certain degree of separation to protect both nature’s creatures and people. Unfortunately, with habitat destruction and animals losing their fear of human-occupied spaces, we are seeing an increasing number of crossovers, which can end in attacks.
In Somerville, Massachusetts, in fact, one woman was attacked by a raccoon in her own backyard, as reported by NBC Boston.
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When Katharine VanBuskirk took her dogs outside during early hours one Saturday morning, she was met with an unwelcome greeting from a raccoon.
The animal lunged at her face, which was left covered in scratches and bite marks, as was much of the rest of her body. VanBuskirk threw the raccoon off herself and rushed inside with her pets. The dogs were unharmed…