2023-09-04 13:29:48
Their number is estimated at 75,000 in Wallonia. To feed, they attack in particular the nestlings of protected species such as the black stork or the eagle owl. This invasive species cannot be eradicated. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist in the Society service By Frédéric Delepierre Published on 09/4/2023 at 15:29 Reading time: 2 min
Daybreak at the end of August. Eric Alkemade, trapper of “harmful” species, came to a tourist site along the Meuse. First mission of the day: find a trap he set the day before in the hope of catching a raccoon. Cute and endearing as it is, the small mammal with the face masked in black is on the list of invasive species in Belgium.
“He eats beetles, grains and dried fruits,” Schockert continues. A predator too: “In the stomachs, there were 12% remains of common frogs, an endangered species. We found fish, crayfish, birds. The raccoon is devastating colonies of freshwater mussels that we are trying to bring home. »
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