In the spring of 2023, Humane Wildlife Control Inc. was contracted by a small community just north of San Francisco to assess the coyote population and submit a plan for minimizing human-coyote conflicts. Our investigation revealed the heavily residential, island-like neighborhood was “home” to a single pair of coyotes – a male and female, mated…

Two articles about it:   City Council Approves Non-Lethal Solutions to Address Coyote Concerns in Pasadena   Pasadena City Council chooses non-lethal options to deal with coyotes

  If there is a single species on this planet who will test our own mettle as humans, who pushes us to understand instead of judge, to study instead of kill, to coexist instead of dominate, to become more thoughtful and less fearful, it is the coyote. ~ Jaymi Heimbuch From, Coyote Lives in Maine.…

A great post about our (CA’s) native rat. https://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2012/02/living-in-sticks.html

Garden Pesticide Use Harms Local Bird Populations, Study Authors Say “We Should Simply Ban These Poisons”

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Read all about it: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/how-coyotes-and-humans-can-learn-to-coexist-in-cities

In August, HWC was awarded a contract to perform a survey of coyote activity in Manhattan Beach after the town had experienced an uptick in coyote sightings and at least one pet predation. Our report to city officials recommended non-lethal strategies, saving lethal removal for incidents involving severely injured or aggressive animals. We are very…