At first, nine raccoons, which seem to adore the smell of strawberry jam, were quickly caught in purpose-built boxes, put under the knife and released with yellow buttons attached to their ears to identify them. The programme was popular. Kassel has 25 times more raccoons than any other city in Germany and has to contend with them raiding dustbins, breaking into attics and urinating over costumes in the prop store of a local theatre. Yet after the state hunting federation voiced objections, the regional government of Hesse has halted the project, saying that the measure needed approval from the local...
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