Sunderland search for fugitive raccoon enters seventh week
by Mark Brown North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6JEKM)
Volunteers hope lure of breeding will entice mammal, named Meeko, to return home
They're seen by some as cuddly and intelligent, by others as always-hungry pests. Either way, raccoons are not meant to be loose in Sunderland.
A search for a rogue raccoon in the city has entered its seventh week with volunteers hopeful that the lure of breeding will entice the animal to return home.
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