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.  Please do not keep your pets outside unattended and exercise caution when walking at night. 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.

People are concerned with an increase of the coyote population and the related increase in coyote sightings from homes near open spaces.  Coyotes are part of the natural environment of the Peninsula, and play a role in the ecosystem.  That being said, we should not encourage visits by coyotes.

Some preventative measures that we can take to possibly reduce 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 residents to get as much specific information about coyotes as possible. Any information we share 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, where, date, how many were seen).

Please click on the below link to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' webpage on reporting coyote sightings.

RPV Coyote Link