Just days before the van's renter returned, this mother raccoon gave birth to six babies in a cozy den lined with a chewed-up foam mattress. It was a real surprise when the van's contents were unloaded and the baby raccoons were found! WildCare raises and releases dozens of orphaned baby raccoons every year, but all of our baby raccoons are native to California. These young raccoons were subject to interstate wildlife regulations, and we knew that raccoons from Florida could not be released in California-- for both ethical and legal reasons. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife agreed to allow us to transport the baby raccoons out of California, but unfortunately, and despite heroic efforts on the part of WildCare Medical Staff, the Florida Department refused to allow the baby raccoons back into Florida.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2017 21:09 UTC