Journal archives for October 2017

October 3, 2017

October 14, 2017

Yippee Ki Yay! The WeHo City Council Will Consider a Coyote Management Plan.

Residents of some West Hollywood neighborhoods are going to be shouting “yippee ki-yay” if the City Council on Monday endorses a proposal to better manage the city’s coyote transients.

The Council will consider a proposal initiated by Councilmember Lindsey Horvath to develop a plan that will include “information on coyote behavior, management strategies, recommended responses to coyote encounters and attacks and other pertinent information,” according to an item on the Council agenda.

http://www.wehoville.com/2017/10/12/yippee-ki-yay-the-weho-city-council-will-consider-a-coyote-management-plan/

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October 19, 2017

Plastic Coyotes Deployed To Ward Off Sea Lions At Newport Harbor.

An Orange County city is turning to an unlikely – and inanimate – ally to help ward off sea lions.

Plastic coyotes have been mounted along the harbor in Newport Beach by officials in an effort to stem what they say is a growing problem of sea lions causing damage by climbing onto boats and decks.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/10/18/coyotes-sea-lions-harbor/

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October 27, 2017

When coyotes come calling.

Food is often the main factor that draws coyotes to towns or ranches. Coyotes will eat pet food, garbage and even the scattered seeds from bird feeders. This situation is not good for humans or coyotes.

https://www.wintersexpress.com/environment-wildlife/when-coyotes-come-calling/

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October 30, 2017

Wolf kills cow in California for the first time in more than 100 years.

“Based on GPS-collar locations, the wolf LAS01F was present at the site at midnight, 3:00 AM, and 6:00 AM on 10/13,” the agency said in a report. “While staff were investigating the site, the wolf was on a forested slope approximately 620 meters from the carcass.”

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/10/29/wolf-kills-cow-in-california-for-first-time-in-more-than-100-years.html

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