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The Guardian - US
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More than 100 raccoons besiege house of woman who had been feeding them

A lawn full of raccoons.
These raccoons, including the cute one in the front, surrounded a woman's home in Poulsbo, Washington. Photograph: Kitsap county sheriff's office

Feeding wild raccoons around her home had seemed harmless enough, if odd, for one woman in the north-west for 35 years – until about 100 of them surrounded her home and demanded food.

The woman, who has not been named, was essentially trapped in her home near Poulsbo, Washington, and scared as the animals can be aggressive. She called the sheriff’s office, saying the raccoons were around her place day and night after their population “exploded” about six weeks ago.

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