"Don't be surprised if you come across this little varmit when strolling through the country... Racoons are more and more present in Belgium, especially in the Ardenese valleys. The multiplication of the animal, which is not an indigenous species, is beginning to worry bio-diversity experts", explains the daily, which tracks down the origins of this invasion. "The racoon, originally from North America was apparently first introduced into Europe via Germany, 1934. At the time, a breeder in Kassel is said to have succeeded in obtaining permission from the Third Reich to release the little mammal into nature in order to diversify local fauna. ... In the following years, the little mammals gradually acclimatized to Western Europe before becoming a thriving population and spreading to surrounding countries. Today they are notable present in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Poland".
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Belgium is suffering from an invasion of racoons
"Don't be surprised if you come across this little varmit when strolling through the country... Racoons are more and more present in Belgium, especially in the Ardenese valleys. The multiplication of the animal, which is not an indigenous species, is beginning to worry bio-diversity experts", explains the daily, which tracks down the origins of this invasion. "The racoon, originally from North America was apparently first introduced into Europe via Germany, 1934. At the time, a breeder in Kassel is said to have succeeded in obtaining permission from the Third Reich to release the little mammal into nature in order to diversify local fauna. ... In the following years, the little mammals gradually acclimatized to Western Europe before becoming a thriving population and spreading to surrounding countries. Today they are notable present in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Poland".
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