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You state in the article, "it was the type of standoff that occurs in a Clint Eastwood western." What, are you kidding me? You must have been watching Charlie's Angels, or one of those chick flicks to come up with that conclusion, because trying to get a silly raccoon or "wily creature" to come down from a pole doesn't count as, or compare to "a standoff in a Clint Eastwood western."
In a Clint Eastwood western, that raccoon would have been simply shot, skinned and slowly roasted over an open fire with all the bad guys sitting around drooling and waiting for their share of raccoon meat. Corey Holender probably didn't have anything better to do than dedicate 30 mins. of his time trying to catch a raccoon that could have easily turned evil, jumped off that pole and bit him in the neck like Blanka from Street Fighter 2. I guess when you work for a non-profit organization like the Wildlife Center you have nothing but time on your hands.
I bet you $100 if that was me hanging from that pole refusing to come down, I would have been shot with either a taser or tranquilizer gun and all...but let's not talk about the cops. Maria Paredes (BCC student) who noticed the raccoon on her way to class probably thought the raccoon was really cute and wanted to take it home as a pet after making a comment like "I feel so bad for him, he probably doesn't even know what's going on."
I laughed out loud after reading that one...girl, are you serious? Racoons are prolific animals and will kick, scratch and bite you in a heartbeat. If i was Corey Holender, I would have let you try to pet it and let you see what happens. After all, you know what they say "once bitten, twice shy." Corey Holender also states, "once you make your move, you just got to follow through with it, I just diddn't want to see him fall."
What, what moves? In the photograph taken by Brian Clough, you look like you are just standing around doing nothing but holding your big net. Raccoons scale large fences, invade trash cans and fall on their butts all the time so i don't think it's cause for a heartfelt concern, why do you think it was able to flip itself upside down to avoid being caught? I'ts what they do, they have fun with that kind of stuff showing off their wildlife skills, it's raccoon psychology baby!
Hopefully after two to four weeks, the raccoon will be released back into the wild as you stated, and not used for Jamaican Patties in the cafeteria...PEACE!
"Kapone Is ILL"