Raccoon on the loose spotted in Cornwall garden
Shock as raccoon spotted roaming around UK garden
- A raccoon was sighted roaming freely in a garden in Gwennap, Cornwall, prompting an alert from RSPCA Cornwall.
- Local zoos confirmed their raccoons were accounted for, suggesting the escaped animal might have been a pet.
- The raccoon was subsequently located and secured in a nearby greenhouse on Thursday evening.
- This incident marks the second exotic animal escape in Cornwall this month, following a flamingo's disappearance.
- Frankie, a four-month-old flamingo that escaped from Paradise Park in St Ives on 2 November, was later identified in Tréflez, Brittany, France, with keepers deeming her return logistically unfeasible.