Urban coyotes could be setting the stage for larger carnivores to move into cities

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5. Some of us are already accustomed to the potential risk...

I was only a 1/4 mile away on a bike path from where a mountain lion was spotted near Golden--walking my dog. I don't do foothills trails--even the more urban bike paths near dusk. And, I ALWAYS carry pepperspray and a cell phone. Heavy duty Bear pepper spray if I'm going to be higher in the foothills/mountains and would put bear bells on my dog when hiking.

I frequently see coyotes and fox in the open space areas near my home late at night or in the very early morning. That's why the very plentiful wild rabbits stick like magnets to my yard and those of my neighbors.

But our role in global warming which is decimating food supplies and our movement into their habitat is largely to blame.