To the Editor:

Like a lot of others I so enjoyed your article on the Coyotes.

Would you print an article on local Raccoons. I have searched the Internet but was disappointed because they didn't give the information I was searching for.

I am interested in their mating, do they mate for life, how many liters do they have and how long are the cubs in the den before they're on their own. Also, are they vicious or friendly. I know what their diet consists of. What else can you tell me?

I've befriended a nursing mother Raccoon near where I live and feed her several times a day. She's very gentle towards me and she comes right up to me to sniff my pants and shoes. I know enough not to make any sudden moves in her presence but most of all I would like to know her temperament and am I making a mistake in letting her get close to me?

I'd appreciate an answer to my questions and any other information you can give me.

Sharon Stubblefield
Federal Way