Comments on: San Francisco Residents Fear Coyotes

By: Morgan

Morgan — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:27:58 +0000

I dont believe cyotes are to be feared cyotes are very intelligent and peacful creatures =]

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:36:30 +0000

On a different note, sorry for being off topic here, I regularly had 2 wild racoons running through my backyard here in Suburban Sacramento, Ca. Oddest thing to see here. Possums, owls, lots of birds, deer and wildcats down by the River that runs through town. Probably the snow in the Sierras drives em down here. Still very odd.

By: MaineMom

MaineMom — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:35:34 +0000

Here in Lincoln, CA, we have seen coyotes both night and day around our golf courses and preserve areas. A really good reson to keep cats indoors and escourt small dogs outside at night. Our population of jack rabbits has fallen since I moved here over 5 yrs ago and most lost cats are never found.

By: John

John — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:13:33 +0000

I lived in a rental in the Presidio (which, for those of you who don’t know, is quite close to GGP) for six months ending this past April. We had fairly large packs of coyotes living in the woods near our house that everyone knew about because they were losing their fear of people, and it wasn’t at all unusual to see them out at night - we also heard them howling regularly. Almost everyone on my block had a cat or a dog, some of which were outdoor cats, but I didn’t hear anything about any of them disappearing. Although the coyotes would come into the neighborhood late at night, they appeared well-fed and I never worried about attacks on my dog or myself on our late-night walks. I suppose the difference may be that in the Presidio, they have their pick of lots of tasty garbage to dine on anytime they want.

By: wescott20

wescott20 — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:56:35 +0000

It’s tragic about the cats, but why couldn’t the wildlife officials trap and move the coyotes to a proper habitat before they did any damage? They knew they were there, they were observing them. Acting quickly would have saved both the cats and the coyotes. But I guess Fish and Game was too busy making money off of handing out hunting licenses to undertake an endeavor that would actually help animals.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:05:35 +0000

Of course they are killing cats, what else can they eat in the park, plants and grass? as soon as I heard there are Coyotes in GGP, I knew cats would be their targets.