A raccoon kit practices swimming, while supported by Woodside Wildlife Rescue Director Raquel Priest, on Sept. 1, 2026 in Pass Christian, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Raquel Priest, the director of Woodside Wildlife Rescue, holds a raccoon kit over her shoulder on Sept. 1, 2026 in Pass Christian, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

A raccoon kit digs through water and mud at Woodside Wildlife Rescue in Pass Christian, Miss. on Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

This aerial view shows a protective fence surrounding a sea turtle nesting site on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

This aerial view shows a protective fence surrounding a sea turtle nesting site on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A sign stands near a protected sea turtle nesting area on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A protective fence surrounds a sea turtle nesting site on the beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A municipal worker carries plywood to board up windows of an apartment building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)