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 […]
Tag: Coyotes
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 […]
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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, […]
Arizona Coyotes ‘fully committed’ to winning June state land auction, building new arena
A roughly 100-acre rectangle of desert land in north Phoenix will be auctioned for sale on June 27, and the president of the Arizona Coyotes says the team’s owner is “fully committed to being the winning bidder.” The Arizona State Land Department, which will sell the land to benefit the state’s public school system, published […]
Estes Park photographer captures footage of mountain lion fending off coyotes
What started as a morning to photograph mountain bluebirds making their spring return to the Rocky Mountain National Park area turned into a rare opportunity to photograph a mountain lion fending off three coyotes from an elk kill for an Estes Park photographer. Linda Spangler-Schrag was driving near the outskirts of Estes Park around 9:30 […]
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, […]