Monday, 23. July 2007
Topic: NATURE - on July 23, 2007 at 10:49:00 AM CEST
Coyotes commonly underfoot in cities
From a coyote's perspective, Golden Gate Park may seem about as close to paradise as you can get in the middle of San Francisco.
Plenty of water. Ample room to hide or make dens. Lots of feral cats and other tempting prey.
Two coyotes appeared to be defending the park as home territory last week, causing trouble for some domestic dogs that happened to wander by. Animal control authorities called to investigate decided to shoot the coyotes to remove any threat to public safety.
The episode underscores the increasingly urban lifestyle of North America's most widespread predator species. In fact, coyotes have been found roaming nearly every big American city, raising new issues of wildlife management for cities more used to dealing with tamer matters.
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