Do you have a coyote problem? If you haven't seen Fluffy in a while, or if you've spotted a coyote wandering your neighborhood in the early dawn, maybe you do and don't know it.
To help educate citizens to the problem of urban coyotes, which have existed for years throughout parts of Southern California, urban wildlife specialist Lynsey White Dasher of the Humane Society of the United States will hold three free seminars about coyotes that will cover the species' behavior, its attractants, its deterrents and related topics. Question and answer sessions will follow her presentations.
Huntington Beach will be the location for Tuesday night's session. The City of Long Beach's Animal Care Services Bureau is hosting the national expert on Thursday.
The seminars are scheduled for:
- 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Huntington Beach Central Library Theater, 7111 Talbot Avenue, Huntington Beach.
Thursday in two Long Beach locations:
- 1:30-3 p.m. at P.D. Pitchford Companion Village Auditorium 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach.
- 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Skylinks Golf Course 4800 E. Wardlow Road, Long Beach.
The public is asked to RSVP to (562) 570-3072 or animalcare@longbeach.gov for this event.
For more information, please visit www.longbeach.gov/acs.
Have you seen a coyote in your neighborhood? Share your experience in comments.
I actually saw one hanging out in front of our house while I was in high school. It looked like a really ugly, emaciated dog.
http://www.davenportranch.org/announcementspub/COYOTEATTACKS_ANINCREASINGSUBURBANPROBLEM.doc Rossmoor has had 4 residents: 2 females were charged by coyotes, 1 female fought off a coyote attempting to bite her, 2 coyotes stalked a female jogger. 40 pets in Rossmoor were killed primarily in their own backyards. In speaking with Ms. Dasher she has stated she is not a scientist but is merely collecting data on coyotes for the Humane Society. "They were here first" offers no resolution to the imprinted coyote problem. In particular, the female who had to fight off a coyote with a plastic chair. Government needs to implement a policy in dealing with imprinted overflow of the coyote population in residential communites. Although reference has been made to feral cats, the animal control agencies will remove feral cats. Imprinted coyotes are carniverous and carry a multitude of diseases as well.
Protect your pets especially at night they depend on you.