COYOTES

Coyotes have been seen in our neighborhood.  To protect your pets, you should make sure they are indoors by dusk and not let them out before dawn.  Do not leave any food outside and make sure your trash cans are securely covered. Please keep an observant eye out, try to keep pets safe, and report any coyote activity you might see

There are two opposing views on how to address the rising coyote population, especially the coyote packs.

View #1:

• People are concerned with an increase of the coyote population and the related increase in coyote sightings from homes near open spaces.
• Cats and other domestic animals commonly fall prey to coyotes. Children could be at risk.

View #2:

• Coyotes are native to the Peninsula and are a necessary part of the ecosystem.
• The few cases of coyotes attacking humans may have been a result of those people feeding the coyotes.

Some preventative measures that we can take to possibly reduce the influence of coyote sightings within our neighborhood:

• Remove outside pet feeding areas
• Enclose trash areas
• Stop feeding local feral colonies, such as cats
• Keep cats, and other domestic animals, indoors unless a backyard is secure

The City would like the residents to get as much specific information about coyotes as possible. So any help we can get will be helpful to the City Council when they're making decisions. Information needed is: Did a pet disappear (dog/cat? when? - i.e., daytime, night time, date); any coyote sightings (when (day/night?), where, date, how many were seen?)