Community Wildlife

It is wonderful that we have all the pleasures of country living so close to the city. Many of us love it while others tolerate it. But, please do not encourage our wildlife friends to stay too long. We have a family of coyotes that are becoming too comfortable in the community and we are receiving reports that our kind hearted residents are feeding them. Please note that if people feed coyotes or if there is a food source associated with humans the coyotes will become less fearful of people and could become aggressive. So in order to keep the community safe and reduce nuisances and apprehensions caused by wildlife, it is VERY important that we condition the coyotes to fear people. People can help condition coyotes by doing the following:

• NEVER feed coyotes.
• Remove coyote food sources such as trash, fruit and pet food from the environment.
• Keep small pets inside from dusk to dawn or in safe enclosures.
• Never leave young children unattended in yards or parks.
• Harass coyotes with loud noises, clapping hands, yelling, throwing rocks at them and waving our arms to create fear
• Call the local department of Fish and Game or local law enforcement agency if coyotes attack humans, become too aggressive by approaching humans and by showing lack of fear of humans or if they attack small pets.