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I have an edible landscape and the raccoons seem to have discovered it. I live in an urban area where raccoons have "ghetto" attitude. They're not afraid of humans at all. I just spotted a crop of raccoon young'ns in the back yard and am afraid the depredations will get even worse. I can't think of any natural raccoon predators we have around here except any pit bulls that irresponsible owners might let roam loose on occasion. There's a slim chance there are coyotes...
I'm trying to be cool about things I don't like being in my garden, realizing it's all part of the circle of life, but it's hard when our urban environment means we're low on predators that are high enough on the food chain to be a threat to humans (though they're more often a threat to things like raccoons). I just looked on the city's website and they offer no traps or support to folks unless you're dealing with a rabid animal. How do other folks deal with raccoons? If I trap one, relocating it won't work. I don't have the stomach or equipment to kill one once I've trapped it. I just want them to stay away and hang out somewhere else.
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