Frantz, Alain C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5481-7142
Lippert, Stéphanie
Heddergott, Mike http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4536-5508
Article History
Received: 9 December 2022
Accepted: 13 February 2023
First Online: 25 February 2023
Declarations
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: As an invasive species, raccoons are not legally protected in Germany. Outside the closed season, licensed hunters can harvest the animals without special permission. No animal was killed with the aim of providing samples for this study. All harvested individuals were legally shot and made available to the authors.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.