The Tres Marias raccoon is hunted by the islanders and no conservation efforts have been made to protect the species from extinction. Considering its small range, the Tres Marias raccoon was most likely never numerous, like the four other island raccoons (Cozumel raccoon, Bahamian raccoon, Guadeloupe raccoon and the extinct Barbados raccoon).
The Tres Marias raccoon is a species that faces hunting by the islanders, with no conservation measures in place to ensure its survival. Given its limited range, it's likely that the Tres Marias raccoon was never a large population, comparable to the four other island raccoons (Cozumel raccoon, Bahamian raccoon, Guadeloupe raccoon, and the now-extinct Barbados raccoon), which also faced similar conservation challenges.