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Cobrawine66 t1_ir74s49 wrote

This is what happens when we keep encroaching on their environment. People just need to be extra careful.

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MrRemoto t1_ir8vvta wrote

Strange that my less affluent town like 5 miles away has a bunch of coyotes running wild doing the same shit and everyone from neighbors to cops to city council is completely aware but it never made the news. I wonder what the difference could be? Weird.

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doctor_deny t1_ir9u2m1 wrote

Replying to Cobrawine66 (#43,203)

Sorry, but this just isn’t true. Coyotes are somewhat of a newcomer to Massachusetts and the Northeast as a whole. They started being documented here in the mid 1900s. You could certainly argue that the actions of people since colonization caused the reduction of other apex predators which ultimately allowed coyotes to fill the gap, but to think that human “encroachment” is “pushing them out” is simply incorrect. They are highly opportunistic and have expanded their population largely due to human influence like the availability of food sources we unintentionally provide them.

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[deleted] t1_ira7f1a wrote

Fence in your yard. Six foot high fence. Don't walk the dog at dawn or dusk. Problem solved.

EDIT: No bird feeders. You are attracting hawks; they need to feed their families too (sparrows for dinner)

Any food source attracts coyotes as well as other wildlife..

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Hen-stepper t1_iratbny wrote

Keep your cats indoors. There are missing cat and dog posters all around MA this time of year.

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