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May 31, 2007
Humane Wildlife Control Removes Raccoon from
Coast Guard Rescue Vessel
An HWC Supervisor with the trapped raccoon from the Coast Guard ship
The brave men and women of
Canada's Coast Guard risk their lives every day
in order to save human life on the open seas.
However, when emergencies involve wildlife, the
Canadian Coast Guard turns to the experts at
Humane Wildlife Control.
Recently a raccoon was
discovered stowing away on the Limnos, a
147-foot Great Lakes rescue vessel stationed out
of Burlington, Ontario. During its time at dock,
a juvenile raccoon, sick and disoriented, made
its way onto the ship and got stuck in a garbage
can.
Given the weak and disoriented
state of the trapped raccoon, it was removed
without trouble and safely transported to
Burlington Animal Control for observation. It
was suspected that the raccoon may have ingested
some mouse poison or another toxic substance
while on land as nothing of the sort was found
readily available on the ship.
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