Would you track Jimothy down for a selfie? Let us know 👇️
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If you said yes, you could be the biggest threat to Jimothy’s well-being right now. www.wired.com/story/dont-g...
According to Jessica Castillo-Vardaro, whose lab at San José State University studies molecular ecology and urban wildlife, urban raccoons have small “home ranges,” and locals tracking Jimothy down to film him “can be really disruptive and may stress him out.” www.wired.com/story/dont-g...
If he ends up moving to an unfamiliar place to avoid the attention, that can present its own new dangers. Unhealthy dependence on humans, disease exposure, conflict with pets, and increased chance of vehicle strikes may follow. www.wired.com/story/dont-g...
“Best-case scenario is we lose track of Jimothy in a few months,” Castillo-Vardaro says. In other words, LEAVE JIMOTHY ALONE. www.wired.com/story/dont-g...
I think a natural spontaneous Jimothy experience is fine. If people are "tracking him down" for a selfie to post on social media then we have problems. Did you forget your own article Wired? www.wired.com/story/selfie...