We have a coyote population here in Pennsylvania as well as Bears skunks, and some others. Feral dogs are the biggest issue though when it comes to live stock. Coyotes generally like small stuff, cats, rabbits and the like, they generally leave livestock alone.
The one thing I find a bit scary about the coyote attacking a two year old, is where was this, if during the day then that wasn't a healthy coyote, or definitely knew where food was.
We don't see them, have seen a couple of bears but live by the motto, I don't bug them they don't bug us.
You should if you want to keep your pets safe, and besides if you were a responsible pet owner to keep pets, dogs and cats in either a covered kennel or else better yet in the house where they belong, smile. And keep your food bines covered, do not leave pet food out, pets should be fed again in a covered kennel or in the house.
Another good book which is also in the collection isCoyote: The Stranger in Our Mitts which points out how common Coyotes are, even though most people can't believe they are there.
Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT and Ludden Black Labrador Guide DogThe artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:57 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: coyotes attacked a 2-year-old girl and lunged at a teenin Rye N.Y.
There didn't used to be very many coyotes around here, but in the last few years they have been proliferating. I strongly suspect one of them got a cat that disappeared from my back yard. Back when I was in college studying things like ecology and field botany I remember that it was estimated that there were about 300 black bears left in the state. When we did our field work out in the woods we kept hoping to get a sight of one. We never did though. Their population has increased too and at least once a year in the last few years one has to be removed to the mountains after being found raiding someone's garbage right in the middle of the city. Last year someone reported seeing a bear on top of the mountain right behind my house._ _ _ "Those who do not move, do not notice their chains." - Rosa Luxemburg The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:09 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: coyotes attacked a 2-year-old girl and lunged at a teenin Rye N.Y.I'm telling you about this because if you live in a urban area that borders a wildlife area, I strongly suggest that you read The Beast in the Garden, which is now in the collectionl Also, I saw on the news yesterday that black bears areinvading an uburban area in California, though I don't remember wxactlywhere--in northern or central California, I think. So far they haven't attackedany people, but the ddo go after the trash cans that contain food.People don't seem to be taking steps to keep the animals away, such as those described in The Beast in the Garden, swhere cougars began by being interesting for people to atch, and progvrressed to killing and eathing dosgs that were leftoutside, and eventually killed a teenage. CindyWish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scannedlist available at sites below Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List Books Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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