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Are there raccoons in deserts

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Yes, there are raccoons in all the deserts of North America. I live in the Chihuahuan Deserr and do a lot of wildlife work. Over the years I have raised many orphaned raccoons. They do tend to restrict their area to zones close to permanent water, however.

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