Raccoon dog on the loose in UK and officials warn it could be 'unpredictable'
dailystar.co.ukreports.However, it had in fact already been loose in the wild for a number of weeks, with the only confirmed sighting of the creature being on January 21.Though there has not been a sighting since, officials have said that it could have travelled up to eight miles through the Welsh countryside, and have warned people that it can be "unpredictable".Now, residents around Powys in South Wales, where the raccoon dog was seen nearly a month ago, have been given leaflets to help them recognise the animal.According to NRW: “Raccoon dogs will naturally range further in the wild and so could be seen more than eight miles away.
They are small, nocturnal fox-sized animals, originally from East Asia that look like raccoons."Their diet includes fruit, insects, rodents, frogs, birds and eggs so they can have a negative impact on native wildlife.“If you think you might have spotted one (dead or alive), or know where it might have escaped from please report this as soon as possible.
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