Coyote

Officials in Nahant, Massachusetts, voted to hire rifle experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to address the town's coyote ...

She started a petition calling on the town to do something to address the problem. "It's not a response of dislike of coyotes or that these are a nuisance animal. Nahant officials voted this week to hire rifle experts from the U.S.

NAHANT – The Board of Selectmen announces that on Wednesday, Dec. 7, members voted to authorize the Town Administrator to sign a Cooperative Service ...

“A long-term solution would be to pass legislation allowing humane traps and holds that are effective in capturing problem animals. Further, the density of homes on the Nahant peninsula does not provide for a scenario that would be safe enough for law enforcement personnel to discharge a firearm to dispatch a habituated coyote. “When a Town is given authority to eliminate habituated animals but can’t because the tools to do so aren’t practical, the Town is put in a very difficult position,” Town Administrator Barletta said. In July, two people in Swampscott were bitten by a coyote in the same parking lot three weeks apart. Three times in the past year a coyote has taken a pet off its leash while under the control of its owner. “The Town of Nahant, like many other communities, has been dealing with habituated coyotes with multiple documented cases of aggressive behavior toward residents,” said Board Chairman Gene Canty.

After months of aggressive coyotes attacking dog walkers and their pets, Nahant officials are taking the unprecedented step of hiring federal agents to kill ...

“When you take out a dad or a mom, it leads to the next-in-line coyote reproducing earlier and can make the problem even worse.” The town’s issue with coyotes came to the forefront over the summer, as aggressive coyotes attacked multiple dogs and surrounded dog walkers. But the issue of aggressive coyotes did not go away, so they’ve turned to Wildlife Services. “If you see a coyote, do your best to scare it by making loud sounds, banging pots and pans together. “This is to remove these individuals that are causing this public safety threat,” he added. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.

The Board of Selectmen voted this week to authorize an agreement with the US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services that will allow agency officials to ...

This is a stop-gap measure as I see it, to give us the opportunity to develop a solid plan to address these problems down the road,” said Selectman Gene Canty. “What it does mean is, hopefully we can get rid of these habituated animals,” the ones harassing residents. However, they warned that getting rid of some coyotes doesn’t mean the species will vanish from view. In a phone interview Thursday, Barletta said Wildlife Services officials have visited Nahant and mapped out a designated wooded area in town — one that’s been deemed safe and away from the public — where they’ll try to lure the coyotes before killing them. “The Town officials are finally agreeing to do now what they should have done long ago,” the group posted Wednesday night. “This is very much a public safety concern,” Town Administrator Antonio Barletta said during a Selectmen’s meeting Wednesday before the approval. Town officials have spent substantial time trying to address the threat of coyotes. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). And using special traps has proven ineffective in other parts of the state. “This is not a reaction to a nuisance or general dislike of coyotes, this is a response to animals that are comfortable around human beings and not responding to the techniques that we’ve learned,” he said. Selectman Joshua Antrim said Wednesday that specialists took “quite a bit of time and collaborative effort to put the plan in place,” studying Nahant via Google Maps and Google Earth, touring the town with the police chief and other officials, and identifying locations where coyotes are commonly seen and locations where “they could potentially perform this execution.” As for leaving the job to police, Barletta said Wednesday it would be “a risky scenario and tough situation to put them in to attempt to shoot at a coyote.”

The town board voted to bring in trained rifle experts from the USDA wildlife services, on Wednesday night. Officials say this decision comes after months of ...

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The agreement will make Nahant the first community in Massachusetts to approve the hire of USDA Wildlife services to help dispatch habituated coyotes. “The Town ...

Hunting these coyotes is only a short-term solution to a problem that has spanned nearly a decade. “When a Town is given authority to eliminate habituated animals but can’t because the tools to do so aren’t practical, the Town is put in a very difficult position,” Town Administrator Barletta said. “However, when coyotes become habituated and present a major significant public safety risk, we have to consider all legal means to eliminate that risk.” NAHANT – The Board of Selectmen announced on Wednesday that members voted to authorize the Town Administrator to sign a Cooperative Service Agreement with the U.S. “The Town of Nahant, like many other communities, has been dealing with habituated coyotes with multiple documented cases of aggressive behavior toward residents,” said Board Chairman Gene Canty. The town is actively hiring rifle experts and the program could start next month.

The Board of Selectmen from the town of Nahant authorized an agreement to eliminate “habituated” coyotes that depend on humans for food.

this is not a knee-jerk reaction,” Selectman Mark Cullinan said in the meeting, according to WCVB. This is a stop-gap measure as I see it, to give us the opportunity to develop a solid plan to address these problems down the road,” Selectman Gene Canty said via the Globe. “What it does mean is, hopefully we can get rid of these habituated animals.” “It is a reaction to previous behavior that’s occurred in Nahant, but it’s also an attempt to prevent anything worse.” We all must ensure coyotes never become habituated to humans. [US Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services](https://www.fws.gov/partner/us-department-agriculture-wildlife-services) to eliminate “habituated” coyotes that depend on humans for food.

Coyotes in the Glenayre and College Park neighbourhoods of Port Moody seem to have lost their fear of humans, says a BC Conservation Service officer.

“It hurts a lot to think about it.” Bail said Beau backed off when he called, but Cinder kept going and before he knew it, the little black 11-pound pup wearing a pink jacket to keep warm was clamped in the coyote’s jaw. “I wanted to treat her like a princess and do everything I can for this dog,” he said. “I thought I was in a safe place.” They were able to track one animal and euthanize it, but efforts continue to identify the extent of the coyote population in the neighbourhood. He tried to track the coyote, but the lingering snow and ice made the steep trail slippery and precarious.

PENNSYLVANIA (WENY) -- A new warning has been issued from Pennsylvania Wildlife Educators to hunters: Do not kill coyotes thinking you are helping the deer ...