You can think the Arbor Society for much of the current raccoon invasion. There are supposedly still no raccoons living in the great basin. However if the butt into the natural world folks plant enough trees in places were they don't belong that may change. Human planted trees, irrigation, human built structures, and derelict farm equipment are mostly responsible for coons colonizing the prairie regions, especially the short grass areas.
As a side note, in Germany and central Russia raccoons are now living in the wild thanks to governments helping people. Remember the old "Hi, I'm from the government and I am here to help?
Now with the Chunnel in operation it is only a matter of time before raccoons reach Great Brittan. But that is OK because we have been dealing with starlings, house sparrows, and privet hedge for so long now, that the North American muskrat and gray squirrel are not enough vengeance by half.
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I had to call my dog off when he was sniffing too close to a trapped one. Yep, coon got mighty nasty in a hurry!
