BUXTON, Maine (WGME) — Three baby raccoons found themselves in a bit of a predicament on Tuesday when they became stranded inside a tree in Buxton, prompting a rescue effort.
The Buxton animal control officer and Captain Morrison of Buxton Fire & Rescue teamed up with staff from the Saco River Wildlife Center to help safely recover the young raccoons.
Three baby raccoons found themselves in a bit of a predicament on Tuesday when they became stranded inside a tree in Buxton, prompting a rescue effort. (Buxton Fire & Rescue)
After the rescue, the baby raccoons were placed in the care of wildlife rehabilitation professionals at the Saco River Wildlife Center.
There, they will receive the care and support before hopefully being returned to the wild.
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The Saco River Wildlife Center says the mom was gone and the baby raccoons were orphans.