The park naturalist is trapping racoons to control the raccoon population on Rock Island.
In the short story, "Racoon Olympics," Paul, who is the park naturalist, traps racoons and removes them from Rock Island so that the racoon population would not get so large that it threatens the sustainability of Rock Island.
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In conclusion, the park naturalist traps and removes racoons so that their population will not get out of control.
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