{"id":1203,"date":"2009-10-29T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-29T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2009\/10\/29\/coyotes-that-kill\/"},"modified":"2009-10-29T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-29T13:07:00","slug":"coyotes-that-kill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2009\/10\/29\/coyotes-that-kill\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyotes that kill"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a banner year on our farm for coyotes, or coy-wolves. They move through the woods at the edge of our fields — and at night their howls are pretty fantastic.<\/p>\n

I’ve always thought of coyotes as being one of the cooler, human-compatible top-tier predators. They hunt everything from rabbits to deer with aplomb. <\/p>\n

But now there’s a report of a fatal coyote attack<\/a> on a young woman, 19-year-old Taylor Mitchell, in Nova Scotia, Canada.<\/p>\n

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Wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft said coyote attacks are extremely rare because the animals are usually shy.<\/p>\n

Bancroft, a retired biologist with Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources, said it’s possible the coyotes thought Mitchell was a deer or other prey.<\/p>\n

“It’s very unusual and is not likely to be repeated,” Bancroft said. “We shouldn’t assume that coyotes are suddenly going to become the big bad wolf.”<\/p>\n

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Read more at: http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2009\/10\/28\/taylor-mitchell-singerson_n_337836.html<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the NYS DEC guidebook<\/a> to coyote conflicts. Their advice includes this, reasonable observation:<\/p>\n

Some coyotes in suburbia have lost their fear of people. This can result in a dangerous situation. A coyote who does not fear people should be considered dangerous. Coyotes in residential areas quickly learn to associate food with people.<\/p>\n

Suburban coyote food (garbage, pet food, pets) is saturated with human odor. Human behavior has changed to be non-threatening to coyotes (running into your home after seeing a coyote is behaving like prey).<\/p>\n

In short, food smells like people and people behave like prey. Add to the mix people intentionally feeding coyotes and the potential for a coyote attack becomes very real. <\/p>\n

Potential does exist for coyote attacks in New York. However, a little perspective may be in order. On average 650 people are hospitalized and one person killed by dogs each year in New York State. Nationwide, only a handful of coyote attacks occur yearly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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