Rehabilitated raccoons released at the Los Peñasquitos Preserve in San Diego, California

Have you ever seen local raccoons this excited?

San Diego Humane Society raccoon release at the Los Peñasquitos Preserve

Enjoy these rehabilitated raccoons running at the Los Peñasquitos Preserve.

Photo via San Diego Human Society

Who let the raccoons out? 🦝

The San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team released rehabilitated raccoons at the Los Peñasquitos Preserve, and shared this video of the critters’ excitement for International Raccoon Appreciation Day.

The Project Wildlife program is the primary resource for wild animal rehabilitation and conservation in San Diego, with more than 13,000 injured + sick wild animals cared for annually. Since last year, the wildlife specialists have rehabilitated 288 raccoons.