How raccoons became the ultimate urban survivors

How raccoons became the ultimate urban survivors

Raccoon on the streets at night at UBC

UBC Urban Raccoon Project (Hannah Griebling)

August 18, 2022

Researcher Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram, Department of Forest and Conservation Science/Zoology, Faculty of Forestry and Science, discussed her research that looks into the intelligence of raccoons.

Benson-Amram leads the UBC Urban Raccoon Project, a CSFS project that uses wildlife cameras to estimate abundance and monitor the behaviour and activity of raccoons at the UBC Farm.

Read the full article at the National Geographic, or read related articles Wild animals are adapting to city life in surprisingly savvy ways and How our actions are making raccoons smarter.