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Germany’s Raccoon Hunting Kills Quadruple to 250,000

8/16/2026

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Raccoon hunting kills in Germany have risen to over a quarter-million, quadrupling since 2005.
Torsten Reinwald of the Hunting Association cites a Goethe Frankfurt study that raccoons eat amphibian eggs.
Berit Michler, Thünen Institute wildlife ecologist, says a Müritz National Park study found no threat to biodiversity.
Vera Heck of the Federal Association of Wildlife Rescue Organisations proposes sterilisation, re-release, hunting and fencing, noting climate change may expand raccoon range.

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Raccoon hunting kills in Germany have risen to over a quarter-million, quadrupling since 2005.
Torsten Reinwald of the Hunting Association cites a Goethe Frankfurt study that raccoons eat amphibian eggs.
Berit Michler, Thünen Institute wildlife ecologist, says a Müritz National Park study found no threat to biodiversity.
Vera Heck of the Federal Association of Wildlife Rescue Organisations proposes sterilisation, re-release, hunting and fencing, noting climate change may expand raccoon range.