A raccoon with alopecia that causes hair loss is shown in this recent handout photo posted on Facebook. The Hope For Wildlife animal rescue centre in Seaforth, N.S., posted this picture of Rufus ...

The hairless raccoon was trapped in West Arichat, Cape Breton, and brought to a Nova Scotia wildlife sanctuary where it's being checked and cared for. (Hope For Wildlife/Facebook) So Forgeron ...

In a study of 136 raccoons, researchers in Nova Scotia found that wetting the skin on the raccoon's front paws helped increase the responsiveness of those nerves. But even when there’s no water ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. A rare bald raccoon is in the care of a Nova Scotia shelter, where staff hope she’ll grow her fur coat — including a bandit-like, black streak across her eyes.