Veterinarian Mathilde Laininger lives with three raccoons that can no longer be released into the wild. One of them, Fritzi, has become an Instagram starlet with a growing number of followers. Laininger sees the social media fame as an opportunity "give a better image of raccoons", despite the animals being considered an invasive species by the EU. As many as 1 million are believed to have spread across Germany where they threaten native wildlife, as well as carry parasitic diseases. AND SOUNDBITES

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