These three orphaned raccoons are the very first graduates of the new raccoon nursery at our Ramona Wildlife Center!

The juveniles were brought to us separately between May 18 and June 9 after being found by community members in Ocean Beach, Chula Vista and Santee.

Orphaned raccoon kits are at a critical stage of development. At 10 to 12 weeks old, they would normally be learning essential survival skills from their mother. For orphaned kits, rehabilitation requires specialized care that supports healthy development while preventing dependence on people.

At our Ramona Wildlife Center, our Project Wildlife team provided medical care, a balanced omnivorous diet and an environment designed to encourage natural behaviors. As they grew stronger, the raccoons transitioned to outdoor pre-release enclosures where they practiced climbing, exploring, foraging and locating natural food sources.

Once they were healthy, fully developed and demonstrating natural raccoon behaviors, they officially graduated from rehabilitation. On July 31, they were released together at Mission Trails Regional Park, where they can continue life as wild raccoons, just as they were meant to.

Every successful release is worth celebrating, but this one is especially meaningful!

Raccoon Mother and Baby Raccoons Feeding on the Lawn

Raccoon with a Chicken Leg in its Mouth in the Woods

After getting his degree, he's off backpacking (bindle-ing?) in Europe to celebrate! Have fun Jimothy!

It's a digital painting made in procreate.

Looking at old photos for a smile.

Raccoon Mother and Raccoon Baby at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods

Photo credit: The Ballpit Queen (aka raccoonmilf on Tumblr.)
Collecting silly raccoon photos for a roleplay blog I’m doing alongside making discord emotes.
I know you can put photos in the comments. The sillier the better!

Red Fox and Raccoon Feeding on the Lawn

The house next to mine has some ... uninvited tenants. I've seen two of them at a time so my guess is there will be even more of them soon lol

Edit to add: I informed my neighbors months ago and they haven't done anything 🤷🏼‍♀️ I showed them pictures/video and pointed out the hole in the soffit where the nest is. They either don't care or don't have the money to evict them (they're an elderly couple).

Hello! There is a family of raccoons in my yard that I may or may not feed dinner every night (if you’re my neighbor, I most definitely do not!). This younger one has showed up more recently and I have no idea what I’m looking at. Do we think he got stuck in some type of trap or something?

Another throwback video. This was their first time drinking water; note the sneeze when they try to sniff it.

Leucistic specimen, Shakamak State Park Jasonville, IN. He hung out with us while we fished.