'Nazi Bandits' Invading Germany! Hermann Göring's Revenge?

Germany is being overrun by 'Nazi bandits'! And it's been going on for decades. Things are so bad, that the government is shooting 200,000 a year but still can't cope. Who are these 'Nazis', and who began this invasion? Find out here...

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Sources:
- 'Raccoons found not guilty of their Nazi association' by Chris Melzer, Taipei Times, April 30, 2009
- 'Nazi Raccoons on the March in Europe' by Deutsche Welt, 11 September 2004

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[PaulMcElligott]

I don’t think it’s fair to refer to these raccoons as Nazis. Every raccoon I’ve ever met was a dedicated anarchist.

[johnnyredux]

Those images of raccoons in Nazi regalia are hilarious.

[anthonyclarke]

"Once a Nazi always a Nazi...." Herman Goering
"That's enough trash talk". Rocky Raccoon🦝

[brotjack]

Mark Felton mixing The History Channel with Nat Geo/Animal Planet with this one 😂

[Foxee]

The area of Ireland that I live in is west of the River Shannon within the Lough Ree SAC, we have no grey squirrels here at all. A number of years ago the government reintroduced the Pine Marten, it is a natural predator to the Grey Squirrel but it is unable to catch the very nimble Red Squirrel. The Grey and Red Squirrel feed of the same food so the smaller Red Squirrel gets pushed out leaving the Grey Squirrel to dominate. The reintroduction has been very successful with the Red Squirrel starting to flourish again. I saw recently on some news story (I don't recall where) that the Welsh government are going to reintroduce the Pine Marten directly because of the success of the reintroduction here in Ireland. Thank you Dr. Felton for the high quality content, I very much enjoy watching your stories on history. Best wishes

[sturmovikcarr]

I'm from South Louisiana and in some parishes the sheriff's still offer a bounty on Nutria(what you call Coypu). They were brought to Avery Island, Louisiana where Tabasco Sauce is produced, in 1937 to start a fur farm. Same deal, caused a lot of damage. As a kid I used to see them swimming about in ponds and other waterways.

[TERRY-cbku]

Raccoons are the least of Germany's problems.

[jimhattery]

Thank you Dr. Felton for this item on the lighter side 😊

[saltyroe]

Here in North America Raccoons are treated with respect. There are plenty here in Southern California. My opinion is that they are smarter than most of our politicians.
At my previous home there was a racoon that raided any outdoor pet food. One night that racoon brought its kits to show where the pet food could be found. The kits only wanted to play with my son's swing and slide. We had quite a show while staying safely inside. One should never challenge a racoon without a gun, and guns are illegal to use where I have lived.
I am convinced that if Raccoons got a hold of guns they would learn how to use them.
By the way Raccoons have been known to pick simple locks

[henridelagardere]

Sein Name war Fred der Waschbär. Bester Freund von Erdnuß dem Eichhörnchen.

[alinapopescu]

I'll stay tuned for the Auroch story! Thank you, Dr. Felton!

[jesusisherelookbusy]

2016: Count Dankula Releases Nazi pug video.

2024: Mark Felton releases Nazi raccoon video.

[DruidTimer]

In the US, we have a few Raccoons... But, the worst invasive species are feral pigs throughout the south, and snakes in Florida, constrictors once kept as pets.

[Humptydumpty_]

Germany has been overrun by invaders, especially in the cities.
God bless you Deutschland, from your kin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[nathangreer]

"Rocky Raccoon, checked into his room... only to find Mein Kampf" -The Beatles, probably.

[CarneyBarney-qowq]

"herman, that is not what hitler meant when he said he wanted the rats replaced"

[scotttyson]

Domesticated raccoons can actually make very good house pets. They will use a litterbox the same as cats. They are also very clean and will wash their "hands" and food before they eat.

[tkmufa]

Greetings from Leipzig!
The local city park here at night becomes "alive" with these racoons.
Just this night, during my walk through the park on the way back home - saw one plundering a city park trash can, and another one fleeing up the tree next to the trash can.
Surprised there were only two of them, they usually walk around in packs of 5-6.
They are good climbers and sleep up in the trees.
They are truly a pest here.

[rubbishmodeller]

As an environmentalist and conservationist, I have to say that this video is very well done - well researched and presented.
Educating people about invasive species is really difficult (''oh look, a beaver, how cute''; ''no, it's a bloody coypu!'').
Hopefully the wolf, lynx, and jackal populations here in central Europe will expand enough to help keep racoons (and others) in check. But large scale hunting is the only short term. solution.
Back in the 1990s I was part of a grey squirrel control group in the midlands (England); we were trapping and killing them because of the damage they were doing to trees, even on nature reserves. It was a bit of a lost cause, be we felt we had to at least try to control the little buggers...

[texasRoofDoctor]

I live near downtown Austin, and we have a platoon-sized group that runs around our neighborhood. They break in through dog doors and help themselves to the garbage that affluent people create- a lot of wasted food. They do not bother me a bit. I put out water for them, fox, skunk, armadillos, coyotes- they are visit our yard. We do have a problem here with another invasive species here that really reduce the quality of life- Californians.