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1. They are smart about filling in empty niches, those coyotes...

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 05:39 PM

Jul 2015

While wolves and bears were being slaughtered by Lord God Man, that kept a lot of competition/pressure off coyotes, and allowed them to expand their range, and fill empty niches...

That, combined with exurban overdevelopment means they are now popping up in areas where they haven't been seen before...

...fully earning their "Trickster" image!

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Why would my urban neighborhood have a coyote roaming around? [View all] CTyankee Jul 2015 OP

They are smart about filling in empty niches, those coyotes... villager Jul 2015 #1

I guess we'll have to start calling him "wily"! CTyankee Jul 2015 #5

They're nocturnal, so no worries. longship Jul 2015 #62

I'm fine. I don't play golf. I don't walk on the Yale Golf Course any more... CTyankee Jul 2015 #64

Um, I see them in broad daylight all the time. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #80

Nevertheless, they are nocturnal longship Jul 2015 #82

We lived on a large piece of land truebluegreen Jul 2015 #86

Yes markonthemark Jul 2015 #93

They have gotten used to people. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #2

Urban coyotes have become quite common. 2,000 live in downtown Chicago. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #3

Last year, or maybe the year before, one walked into... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #79

awesome article waddirum Jul 2015 #84

Here's the DEEP fact sheet: NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #4

Thanks. Who knew? CTyankee Jul 2015 #10

They aren't really a threat to people. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #19

They will take small pets, for sure, and backyard chicken flocks. Hekate Jul 2015 #35

Definitely want to be mindful of your dogs and other pets with coyotes about NT Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #38

That's good because they eat pets, kids and golf balls. Kablooie Jul 2015 #74

They are taking over! treestar Jul 2015 #75

Coyotes are in urban areas, I work in a business building complex and I have seen and heard coyotes. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #6

Sort of, but only indirectly Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #39

And besides, they do not know property lines. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #40

We have urban coyotes in downtown Chicago frazzled Jul 2015 #7

Coyotes have adapted to living many places, including large cities. uppityperson Jul 2015 #8

They are here and of a larger size than their Western counterpart. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #17

Coyotes are very Adaptable Abnredleg Jul 2015 #9

They are awfully common in the Minneapolis suburbs dflprincess Jul 2015 #85

Lots of good stuff to eat CanonRay Jul 2015 #11

would they be able to catch a cat that wasn't old or very young or sick? CTyankee Jul 2015 #14

Yes. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #16

And cats are very teritorial and can be very brave. Think of the videos we've seen of tblue37 Jul 2015 #24

One of the reasons mine is an indoor kitty only. NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #29

Yes. Hekate Jul 2015 #36

They will also entice a dog to come out and "play" truebluegreen Jul 2015 #45

Yes, I've seen them act injured to lure a dog out CanonRay Jul 2015 #90

Absolutely jberryhill Jul 2015 #69

I conducted a 5 year survey of coyote sightings in Los Angeles & they always turned up near feral underahedgerow Jul 2015 #96

Keep your eyes and ears open for another visitor... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #12

Habitat destruction.. SoCalDem Jul 2015 #13

would they be afraid of grown humans just walking by? CTyankee Jul 2015 #18

Yes jberryhill Jul 2015 #23

But if you run into more than one, all bets are off. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #25

Or stray dogs jberryhill Jul 2015 #28

funny, tho, we don't have packs of dogs...every dog I see in my neighborhood is leashed. CTyankee Jul 2015 #44

Got that right GP6971 Jul 2015 #37

Their planet too, and just trying to make a buck like everyone else. miyazaki Jul 2015 #15

Look up coywolf jberryhill Jul 2015 #20

the google just told me coyotes are classified "canus" CTyankee Jul 2015 #21

Yes, they can interbreed with Wolves jberryhill Jul 2015 #26

holy shit... CTyankee Jul 2015 #47

This is worth watching jberryhill Jul 2015 #68

My husband saw a coywolf in New London CT. femmedem Jul 2015 #73

Project Coyote Beringia Jul 2015 #22

I live not far from the ocean in a heavily traveled suburban neighborhood aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #27

the coyotes travel the riverbeds in OC shanti Jul 2015 #61

Just as an addendum dhol82 Jul 2015 #30

Coyote Fact Sheet - CT.gov Baclava Jul 2015 #31

Heck, why not? We had one roaming in Queens, NY and LiberalElite Jul 2015 #32

Road kill, its a free lunch..... Historic NY Jul 2015 #33

Coyotes are adaptable critters. backscatter712 Jul 2015 #34

There was an incident in a suburb just north of Indianapolis last year... Contrary1 Jul 2015 #41

Couple of things happened: truebluegreen Jul 2015 #42

They aren't the only dogs in town. There are foxes in Boston. DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #43

Boston! Oh fer gawd's sake... CTyankee Jul 2015 #46

Turkeys too! tymorial Jul 2015 #51

we have some here, too. It's strange but kind of wonderful. They seem to like thier CTyankee Jul 2015 #52

There have been coyotes throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts since the 1950s. tymorial Jul 2015 #48

well, good to know. Live and let live is fine with me. No pets and no kids, I'm good. CTyankee Jul 2015 #50

Because they live everywhere including urban environments. Rex Jul 2015 #49

But I LOVE Wiley Coyote! He's my fave! CTyankee Jul 2015 #55

Does your area have a feral cat problem? Habibi Jul 2015 #53

no, we don't. CTyankee Jul 2015 #57

There are coyotes most everywhere. cwydro Jul 2015 #54

They are all over many urban areas. We have them ... Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #56

When I lived in N.W. Calgary there was a coyote who would peep in my bedroom window Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2015 #58

We never had our garbage dumped. Pretty quiet here... CTyankee Jul 2015 #60

Didn't read all the responses TeddyR Jul 2015 #59

According to Warner Bros. Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #63

Coyote's have been found wandering around New York City. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #65

coyotes are smart, adaptable and one of the few animals expanding their range hobbit709 Jul 2015 #66

I see that now... CTyankee Jul 2015 #67

hey, i'm 30 miles away from you and we have a bear roaming around here.... unblock Jul 2015 #70

wow, you must be in some rural place...I can't imagine a bear venturing into a CTyankee Jul 2015 #71

yup, that's what's great -- living in the woods but so close to civilization. unblock Jul 2015 #88

A few years back, a bear made it fairly deep into Seattle cemaphonic Jul 2015 #91

i bel�eve Ma changed its trapping laws a few years back and hat it caused an uptick in te coyote CentralMass Jul 2015 #72

We have a couple running around here Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #76

Overpopulation...lots of easy cats and dogs to eat... ileus Jul 2015 #77

Are you kidding? Coyotes like our garbage, our chickens and our pets. Cleita Jul 2015 #78

Lack of predators seveneyes Jul 2015 #81

Boston suburb here. Been seeing them for about 10 years. virgogal Jul 2015 #83

they run around LA at dusk.. they come out of the hills Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #87

Where's the Road Runner when you need him? Meep,meep!!! :) rainbobryte Jul 2015 #89

I've seen many coyotes down in Detroit. romanic Jul 2015 #92

An old indian friend told me how to keep them away from my house... pipoman Jul 2015 #94

Many US cities have more coyotes living in them than dogs Recursion Jul 2015 #95