Albino raccoon found Downtown

The frequency of albino raccoons in the wild is believed to be 1 in every 500,000

By Brad Gates —

At 11:00 AM on Monday May 11th, 2009, Steve Parish of Gates Wildlife Control responded to a seemingly routine emergency call to remove a mother raccoon and babies from a construction site at Yonge and Eglinton. Steve was amazed to find an albino baby raccoon among the litter of 5 babies. The albino lacked the typical black face mask and striped tail and appeared almost “pig like,” said Steve Parish.

“In  our 25 year history, have only come across two baby albino raccoons, one in Mississauga and this one in downtown Toronto,” said owner Brad Gates.

The frequency of albino raccoons in the wild is believed to be 1 in every 500,000