Permanent water is necessary for drinking and feeding. Closely associated with water. The juxtaposition of riparian habitats and other wetlands, and forest and shrubland types is important to raccoon populations. Pregnant females have larger home ranges, which may vary considerably. In California, raccoons breed fror January through March.
Raccoons are very adaptable, and tolerant of most human activity.
May be pests when they prey on domestic animals, or consume cultivated fruits, vegetables, and other crops. Great horned owls, bobcats, and domestic dogs prey on raccoons. Diseases carried include trichinosis, rabies, leptospirosis, tularemia, and Chagas' disease. Patterns of mammalian reproduction. Press, Ithaca, Ny. 670pp.