Fears vicious killer racoon dogs could run riot in UK as next foreign animal invaders
Experts have warned Brits to be aware of deadly racoon dogs who are likely to invade our shores after tearing through Europe as studies show they can carry tapeworms and kill wildlife
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Posted: Jun 09, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 9
For Soleiman Faqiri s family, news of a review of the death of their beloved Soli is an important step, but one his brother Yusuf says comes with some trepidation. (Richard Agecoutay/CBC)
Ontario s chief forensic pathologist will step in to review the case of Soleiman Faqiri, a man with schizophrenia held behind bars for 11 days before being pepper-sprayed and shackled, who ultimately died in an altercation with guards in 2016 and whose cause of death has for years been listed as unascertained.
In a letter shared exclusively with CBC News, Dr. Michael Pollanen says he intends to provide his opinion on what killed the 30-year-old, drawing from an agreed brief of facts set to be produced ahead of the inquest into Faqiri s death. No date has been set for the inquest as yet.
They are cute and furry, and could become the UK’s next major non-native pest. Raccoon dogs, an exotic member of the fox family that is native to Japan, China and Siberia, are one of the most destructive invasive species at risk of becoming established in Britain, experts say. A “horizon scanning” study funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs identified the raccoon dog and the raccoon as the only mammals on a list of 20.
Last modified on Wed 9 Jun 2021 06.54 EDT
They are cute and furry, and could become the UKâs next major non-native pest.
Raccoon dogs, an exotic member of the fox family that is native to Japan, China and Siberia, are one of the most destructive invasive species at risk of becoming established in Britain, experts say.
A âhorizon scanningâ study funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs identified the raccoon dog and the raccoon as the only mammals on a list of 20 invasive species likely to reach UK shores and destroy native wildlife or bring disease.
Raccoon dogs were introduced into the old Soviet Union in the mid-20th century, including in Baltic states such as Latvia. Historically farmed for fur, raccoon dogs escaped and have spread rapidly through continental Europe in recent years, colonising northern European countries such as Finland, Sweden and Denmark, despite eradication efforts, and being sighted in France, Germany, Poland and the N
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