AskPippa🇨🇦 on Nostr: I once interviewed an urban coyote expert. He did #coyote counts in cities across ...

I once interviewed an urban coyote expert. He did #coyote counts in cities across North America (I believe #Toronto hired him at one point). He said every major city has a coyote population, though mostly we don't see them. They are generally shy creatures that come out at times when people are not around. Coyotes are scavengers, but when it comes to prey they go after easy small things - like mice and rats.

It turns out it would be a mistake for cities to eliminate coyotes because the mouse and rat population would significantly surge.

The key thing is to educate people. Leave the coyotes alone, don't feed them or try to make friends (otherwise they get too used to people and that's when trouble can happen - like becoming bold enough go after small pets).

#wildlife #urbanwildlife
This is the urban coyote expert: https://urbancoyoteresearch.com/researcher/stanley-d-gehrt-phd