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77. Not just the predators, some of their prey

Reply to I_UndergroundPanther (Reply #76)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 04:36 AM

Dec 2022

Beavers do amazing things for barren land once they build their dams and lodges in streams. They need to be reintroduced to all their original range. The southwest might be a little less parched if that happened.

But wolves, definitely wolves. They compete with coyotes and with less available food, coyotes limit their breeding.

It's the only way.

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Stacked up against 11 coyotes, herd dog kills 8 to save sheep in Georgia [View all] Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 OP

Good doggy earned himself a steak dinner! FakeNoose Dec 2022 #1

Filet Mignon Dinner for that pupper! I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #72

Shout out to LifeLine, our wonderful animal org in metro ATL who fixed him up! CurtEastPoint Dec 2022 #2

What a great organization! Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #7

😻🫶😻 blm Dec 2022 #9

that's where I have my strays fixed CatWoman Dec 2022 #28

We paid them about $6K last year for spay/neuters! CurtEastPoint Dec 2022 #52

Wow, amazing dog who is a fearless badass. I hope he has a good retirement!! walkingman Dec 2022 #3

We have an Anatolian WhiteTara Dec 2022 #4

That's what they are bred for... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #5

Happiest dogs are the ones multigraincracker Dec 2022 #39

Casper has earned an easy retirement. cleaned-up link ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #6

Thx! Edited post. Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #8

Musta called ACME Kid Berwyn Dec 2022 #10

Given that the coyotes were so close to a human house, it might be time for Wierwille irisblue Dec 2022 #11

G 'Morning Sam sarisataka Dec 2022 #12

My pyr and pyr nature CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #13

You should meet my bestie... Duppers Dec 2022 #23

..... Bayard Dec 2022 #48

... Duppers Dec 2022 #56

Wow, amazing story Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #14

probably had 100lbs on them too certainot Dec 2022 #20

It's hard for me to see the happy ending here Major Nikon Dec 2022 #15

+1 Auggie Dec 2022 #17

+1 fleabiscuit Dec 2022 #18

+1000. I'm for the coyotes. Paladin Dec 2022 #19

eh, the whole reason they survive is the reason they can become pests Kali Dec 2022 #25

"eh, the whole reason they survive is the reason they can become pests" Disaffected Dec 2022 #30

Not sure that's a good rationalization - cab67 Dec 2022 #36

Sure, I would never say that Disaffected Dec 2022 #41

live in town? Kali Dec 2022 #51

Sorry, all that has little or nothing to do with Disaffected Dec 2022 #55

Both of those things serve a purpose which is to keep rodent populations down Major Nikon Dec 2022 #34

they can all get out of balance and I don't have a problem correcting it when it is in my space. Kali Dec 2022 #53

I was raised on a farm Major Nikon Dec 2022 #63

foxes and skunks get it the worst around here Kali Dec 2022 #66

Exactly. Disaffected Dec 2022 #27

It's also because they are very easy targets Major Nikon Dec 2022 #35

Like having Zeitghost Dec 2022 #69

Which will never be adequate protection by itself Major Nikon Dec 2022 #70

not totally true CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #84

Coyotes have gained huge amounts of habitat in the past 150 years NickB79 Dec 2022 #61

Historically yes but Disaffected Dec 2022 #65

Than tell people to stop having kids I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #74

a coworker called animal control to report a coyote in her yard CatWoman Dec 2022 #31

One of my neighbors was furious animal control wouldn't do anything about the coyotes Major Nikon Dec 2022 #38

My guy Fuzzy HATES the feral cats near us lonely bird Dec 2022 #50

Fuzzy and I will have a serious problem I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #75

We live in a rural area lonely bird Dec 2022 #79

nextdoor is all about complaining about coyotes BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #57

First I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #73

Yup, Domesticated Sheep Are a "Renewable" Resource. ruet Dec 2022 #37

They aren't native to Georgia any more than those sheep or dogs NickB79 Dec 2022 #62

Domesticated sheep or dogs aren't native at all anywhere Major Nikon Dec 2022 #64

The last Ice Age? NickB79 Dec 2022 #67

Same species Major Nikon Dec 2022 #68

What predators have almost been eradicated? DenaliDemocrat Dec 2022 #78

WOW! that's a HERO dog!!! Good Casper! liberalla Dec 2022 #16

Poor dog lost his tail doing battle. Hope he can enjoy the sinkingfeeling Dec 2022 #21

11 "coyotes" in pack sounds more like feral dogs to me Kali Dec 2022 #22

This. They don't hunt in groups of 11. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #58

They do where I live. EndlessWire Dec 2022 #71

We have 5 Pyrenees/Anatolian crosses on our dairy goat farm jcgoldie Dec 2022 #24

My mechanic had a huge Great Pyrenees at his shop Historic NY Dec 2022 #26

Great Pyrenees are enormous, powerful canines, bred to protect a flock from wolves. Martin68 Dec 2022 #29

There's a song about such dogs: ret5hd Dec 2022 #32

I've encountered lots of coyotes. cab67 Dec 2022 #33

Coyotes are one of the most maligned animals Disaffected Dec 2022 #42

We usually see one or two coyotes on Cape Cod every summer. DFW Dec 2022 #40

If anyone is considring a GP for a family pet, Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #43

Not true for my GP and others that I know CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #83

I am not going to argue with you. I know, what I know. Prairie_Seagull Dec 2022 #85

Same here CommonHumanity Dec 2022 #86

The only way to control the coyote population effectively is introducing WOLVES Warpy Dec 2022 #44

I agree with you. I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #76

Not just the predators, some of their prey Warpy Dec 2022 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Dec 2022 #45

Those coyotes must have been starving. n/t TygrBright Dec 2022 #46

What a champ! Good boy Caspar; thanks for the story. appalachiablue Dec 2022 #47

Great story about hero Casper. When I lived in Texas hill txwhitedove Dec 2022 #49

WOW! That's some kinda dog! calimary Dec 2022 #54

There's 180 acres behind my home and coyotes were always around. The farmer who owned the allegorical oracle Dec 2022 #59

I'd take early retirement if I was him. BWdem4life Dec 2022 #60

For some in the link: Coyote drags 2-year-old just seconds after she's taken out of car seat in ambu Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #80

Coyotes are beautiful animals, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2022 #81

I live in the SE and 25 years ago you would never see one. Tom Yossarian Joad Dec 2022 #82