Tag: Coyotes

Las Vegas house sits abandoned, attracts coyotes, mosquitoes and cats

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas homeowners were discouraged when they saw the neighborhood cat, Princess, lying dead on their sidewalk, and now they are looking more into an abandoned house that wildlife are calling home. Jeanne David, a Las Vegas resident, said she did not expect to take care of the neighborhood’s cats when […]

Family of coyotes prowling around Southern California neighborhood

Some residents in Los Angeles’ westside neighborhood of Mar Vista are fed up with an out-of-control coyote population and say city and county officials are telling them that they need to learn to live with it. Home surveillance cameras captured the pack six wild canines scurrying along a back patio fence and even caught one […]

Coyotes euthanized after an attack in a Scottsdale neighborhood

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Coyotes are a common occurrence for those who run or play golf in the neighborhood near the intersection of Thomas and Hayden roads. However, the Arizona Game and Fish Department is concerned after a man who was walking his dog was bitten by a coyote in the Scottsdale neighborhood. What are neighbors […]

Experts say rural development pushes coyotes to city

Apr. 20—A recent increase in coyote sightings in Decatur is partly seasonal, but wildlife experts say it’s also a function of development in rural areas causing coyotes to increase their urban visits as they search for food. Morgan County resident Jim Sweezy grew up managing wildlife with his father, and he owns Nuisance Wildlife Control, […]

Coyotes stage comeback in Florida as residents report surge in sightings

From dwindling numbers of manatees, to Everglades critters decimated by invasive Burmese pythons, Florida has become more familiar in recent years with losing its native wildlife than gaining it. But a surge in the number of coyote sightings around the state is raising eyebrows, and in some places concern, as the species known as barking […]

Great Pyrenees Who Fought Off 11 Coyotes Up for Award

A Great Pyrenees named Casper, who made headlines last year after he fought off a pack of coyotes to protect a flock of sheep, is in the running for a “Dog of the Year” competition. Casper is one of five finalists for the American Farm Bureau’s “Farm Dog of the Year: People’s Choice Pup” contest, […]