PD : Excuse me
Informant : A strange animal is living there for the last few days..
I don't know what that is, but try to see it.
Come this way.
Informant : There's an animal inside this drain.
PD : Which animal is living in the drain?
Informant : Well, I don't know in detail, but it looks weird.
It's not a mouse nor a dog.
What kind of animal is living here..?
Carefully getting closer
But the entrance is surrounded by stones only
PD1 : Can you see something?
PD2 : Not really
Look around just in case.
But then!!
?!?
It's clearly the sound of an animal..!
Following the sound, removed a tent but..
The mysterious one's already gone
At the moment, a swift move was detached in darkness..!
PD tries to chase after it with all his might
That figure went into the drain after moving back and forth
Not a shadow was to be seen after that
Who on earth are you..?
Next day
Student : It looks cute
Student2 : It's cute
Local : I think it's a big rat?
Local : In terms of the sharp mouth
Local : It's like wearing black glasses..
PD : What does it look like?
Girl : Tiger
PD : A tiger?
Nope, it's not~
We tried to check out the place we last saw
using an endoscope camera
The space inside the drain was much deeper than expected..
Camera operator : I put it in only 30cm deep, but it was completely dark
At the moment! Detected a move from a distance!!
And afterward, other eyes appeared
They seem to be "raccoons"..
To check them in detail, we placed observation cameras near the drain's entrance
In the end, they are identified
as baby raccoons!!
PD : Excuse me / Hello~
PD : Are you.. raising raccoons?
Pastor : No, not raising them...
Not sure whether they are born here or came from somewhere
but baby raccoons are living there
PD : When and how did you see them first?
Pastor : I go to a church for a sunrise service at 4 a.m. and come back at about 6:30 a.m.
When coming back, I saw a fist-sized animal looking like a rat...
It just hurried to entered there..
Pastor's wife : Eat up, raccoon~
Wife : Raccoon~
Since they're too young, so the pastor's family has fed them out of sympathy
Wife : They came out again..
Son : They came out~
Surprisingly, they come out right after giving food..
They even look up at us in return for help
Pastor : When feeding, I always make sound like 'Jjojjojjo raccoon~'.
So now, they just come out when hearing 'Jjojjojjo' sound
Wife : They should be protected...
I'm so worried about them. So, to make sure they're okay, I visit here after waking up and before sleeping
In no time, all three raccoons came out.
Pastor : They had a mother.
So, I even checked her getting in, but after that day,
I couldn't see the mother for more than a week
The mother raccoon hasn't appeared for more than 2 weeks now..
Without a guardian, the baby siblings have been living in that narrow drain..
Would it be okay if we just let them be?
Doctor : Oh, there they're!
PD : Came out?
Doctor : Yes, they came out
Doctor Byoungkwon Park : Seeing that a skin color with a black nose,
so I assume they're a bit more than 8-9 weeks year old
At that age, they can walk alone and also eat food alone.
What's most curious about is the mother raccoon's whereabouts
Doctor : She might be able to do mating again in other places.
And, in the worst case, there's a possibility of being hit by a car and losing her life
After a while.. It's starting to rain
and the raccoons completely disappeared as well
Using an endoscope camera, let's check the condition inside the drain.
The floor is already full of water..
It seems they're surprised because of the puddle right in front of them..
While being flustered, they finally went deep into the drain again.
Although the rain has stopped, the raccoons didn't show up again.
PD1 : Are they there? PD2 : Nope
Pastor : Right there!!
A raccoon was found in an unusual place where it is far from the drain
How did the raccoon get here alone?
Pastor : There's a water pipe under the ground.. It's length is from here to there..
I guess they feel free to walk back and forth through the pipe
So, they've been feeling free to walk back and forth through the pipe under the ground..
Pastor : Last year, a ton of water flew down into this pipe
If the water doesn't flow down well, it all can flow backward..
Dr. Byoungkwon Park : They won't leave here easily, but
the monsoon season will begin within a few days.
If the water flown from farmlands flows down so fast, and if we don't do any initial response,
it's highly likely for the baby raccoons to be drowned by the flood
A few days later..
The monsoon has begun in earnest
And it's pouring rain..
PD : As I see now, a ton of water flows down into the pipe.. Have you seen raccoons today?
Pastor : No, not yet. They didn't come out today
As we check the inside, using the endoscope camera
Camera operator : At this rate, raccoons won't be here since the water flows so fast..
To prevent the worst situation, we began to rescue them.
Trying to search thoroughly from the center of the drain to the nearby area..
PD : Sir, do you see anything?
Rescue team : Haven't seen yet..
Rescue team : Here they're!!
PD : They are over there!?
Since we found where they are.. Block their pathway..
and decided to wait until they come out.
Rescue team : They came out!!!
After a long chase...
Rescue team : Catch it!!
Finally
Succeeded to rescue one raccoon
Rescue team : Came out! They came out~
Rescue team : I caught it
PD : Caught? / Yes, I caught
Rescue team : Bring a cage here
Unlike the time they ran away, now they just enter the cage without resisting lol
The raccoons' exhausted look explains that they've gone through many difficulties..
Is there any problem with their condition?
(Seems healthy as we see the raccoon resisting)
PD : How about their condition now?
Vet : It's fine. Not too thin... It's just okay
Phew, so relieved..!
Vet : We're gonna bring them for a while so that they avoid getting wet.
And when the rain stops, it'd be the best to release them back into that place around it
Staying that area would be the best for them.
PD : Why??
Vet : They already adjusted to the environment..
But instead,
Since they can't live inside the drain,
I recommend putting food near that drain
so that they can adjust to the surroundings near it.
A week later
Pastor : Let's go back home!
Family : Bye~ Take care~~
Pastor : Let's go back home!
Let's go back home!
Family : Bye~ Take care~~ Pastor : Bye~
Bye~~
The raccoon even stares at the family for a sec hehe (As if the raccoon appreciates their help)
Pastor : The area near the drain is too dangerous to live,
but this area is high so water doesn't flow down.
So, we're going to give food them in this area, not in the drain area
If we repeat it, I think they will settle down and live here soon..
From now on, they're going to feed them not near the drain, but near the forest.
The raccoons are gradually adjusting to a new shelter
Pastor : We will continue to take care of them, giving food and water..
But if they are grown up and have time to move,
we will have to say goodbye to them.. :)
"Our baby raccoon siblings will never forget about your family's kindness and help :D ♥