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1. Do Coyote's harm children? Is my neighborhood safe?
Many of the links I have say
no, and they are not really a threat to human population...BUT!....Use caution and become informed. Educate your
children on how to identify and stay away from them. Be extra careful in the early morning and evening if you have
seen or heard them. Use the pictures on the web sites to help. Many neighborhoods have been visited by this preditor.
Check with your local animal control or shelter for information on coyote populations in your area.
2. Are Coyote's endangered like the Wolves?
No! They are not endangered,
populations are higher than ever, ranges are broader than ever.
3. What do Coyote's eat?
Everything. Eighty percent
of their diets are rodents, mice, moles and the like. But they are omnivores and eat watermellons, sheep, road
kills, insects, apples, domestic cats, dog food from back porches, and fish. They take advantage of what is available.
4. Can they be hunted in my state.
Many states allow coyote hunting,
many have just outlawed it. Often they are considered varmit with open season and no bag limit, but check
your local hunting rules, you may have to carry deer permits or follow other special rules.
5. If I see one on my farm property, should I shoot it? Can I control their population by shooting or trapping?
You may control them for a while but remember that most scientists feel that 75% of the coyote population can be
killed off EACH YEAR with NO IMPACT on the population...so they will be back. Also coyote packs tend to overcompensate
for losses, you may have twice the trouble next year that you do this year.
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Coyotes range from Alaska to
Central America and are in every U.S. sate but Hawaii.
When wolves were returned to
Yellowstone park, they chased out and killed the coyotes. Coyotes are much smaller than wolves.
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Coyotes usually hunt alone,
but may pack hunt for larger prey
80% of the coyote diet is mice
or other rodents. They are a great at rodent control.
Native Americans believe that
the coyote was the first animal on Earth, and that it will be the last one as well.
Coyotes have few predators
other than man, moutain lions and wolves are about all that might kill one. |
