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Canada: Coyote Attacks Finally Trigger Official Response in Vancouver
AmmoLand ^ | September 21, 2021 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 09/23/2021 5:11:22 AM PDT by marktwain

U.S.A.-(AmmoLand.com)- In Vancouver, Canada, an infestation of urban coyotes, particularly in Stanley Park, has lead to dozens of attacks on humans by the coyotes since December of 2020. Over 45 attacks were reported as of September 1, 2021.

Most of the attacks involved adults, with five involving children. It is suspected a great many attacks have not been reported. The number of attacks in the last nine months is four times greater than the total of the previous 40 years, as reported in the Guardian.  A local TV station reported on the attacks.

From ctvnews.ca:

Although many encounters have likely gone unreported, so far 45 people, including five children, have been attacked by coyotes in Stanley Park.

The B.C. Ministry of Forests confirmed in a statement Wednesday that it is stepping in as soon as possible and “undertaking direct coyote management controls that include lethal removal to ensure human safety.”

The problem is not limited to Vancouver. The city of Pitt Meadows, a few miles to the North, is also experiencing problems.

From mapleridgenews.com: August 9, 2021

The City of Pitt Meadows is warning residents of coyotes on local trails.

At least one report has come in to the city of coyotes on the trails near Mitchell Park.

In an online post the city is asking residents to be cautious, to leash their pets and keep children close at all times.

The common reason given for the problem, as explained in the Canadian press, is the feeding of coyotes by humans.

This habituates coyotes to humans and associates humans with food. It is a contributor.  This is not a new problem. It has been studied extensively.

The primary reason is *not* people feeding coyotes. It is the increase in the coyote population beyond the available food supply.

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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; canada; coyote; defense
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To: cgbg

What did Mars ever do to merit having liberals dumped on them? :P

I propose Mercury instead.


21 posted on 09/23/2021 6:23:15 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: gitmo

He should get rabies shots anyway. It can be transmitted through the mouth or eyes not just bites. Rabies is nearly always fatal and can be dormant for years before it goes acute.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/animal-bites-and-rabies

I have a friend who did rabies research. It’s much more common in wild animals now than in the past because of Hav-A-heart traps. People trap rabid animals and move them into new areas.


22 posted on 09/23/2021 6:33:03 AM PDT by Varda
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To: Spktyr

Mercury has not yet been designated by NASA as a “safe” planet.

Lefties love stuff that is “safe”.

;-)


23 posted on 09/23/2021 6:33:27 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg

No, no, it’s safe. For unintelligent life. :P


24 posted on 09/23/2021 6:36:58 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Savage Rider

You underestimate how stupid leftists are. :P


25 posted on 09/23/2021 6:38:11 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: marktwain
Could have been worse; coyotes aren't anywhere near the top of the food chain.



26 posted on 09/23/2021 6:39:31 AM PDT by Bratch
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To: Varda

Well, this happened 2-3 years ago. So I reckon he’s fine.


27 posted on 09/23/2021 6:45:31 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: sanjuanbob
Wear and eat them.

Really warm pelt.

Dont taste too bad either.

Pardon My Plate:coyote

28 posted on 09/23/2021 6:45:48 AM PDT by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: Wpin

We have a pack of coyotes living down in the green zone behind our neighborhood. They run through the yards every night. Every time the fire trucks roll out of the firehouse down the block and crank up the sirens the whole pack starts howling.


29 posted on 09/23/2021 6:48:01 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Lurker

Not so much coydogs as coywolves.

10 % dog, 25% wolf and 65% coyote.

https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2015/11/04/meet-the-coywolf/


30 posted on 09/23/2021 6:55:40 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: marktwain

We have lots of coyotes where I live, and we have no problems with them. I wonder why? It could not possibly have anything to do with the fact that we shoot them.


31 posted on 09/23/2021 6:57:43 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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To: Alas Babylon!
Coyotes, wolves and dogs all breed and produce viable offspring.

They probably should be considered on gigantic, highly variable, species.

32 posted on 09/23/2021 7:00:15 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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To: marktwain

The common reason given for the problem, as explained in the Canadian press, is the feeding of coyotes by humans.
This habituates coyotes to humans and associates humans with food. It is a contributor. This is not a new problem. It has been studied extensively.

The primary reason is *not* people feeding coyotes. It is the increase in the coyote population beyond the available food supply.


Feeding the coyotes is NOT the problem, it is the over supply of coyotes resulting from the feeding of the coyotes.

They can’t make the connection in thinking.


33 posted on 09/23/2021 7:02:06 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: gitmo

Probably is.


34 posted on 09/23/2021 7:16:20 AM PDT by Varda
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To: Savage Rider

I would not doubt humans ARE feeding them...I watched “human” adults let their kids feed raccoons from their cars in Stanley park. Some people are stoopid.


35 posted on 09/23/2021 7:42:32 AM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolyution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: goodnesswins
Feeding them is part of the problem.

It is not the source of the problem.

Allow humans to harvest coyotes in the urban areas.

The problem would be solved quickly and cheaply.

36 posted on 09/23/2021 8:09:33 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
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To: sanjuanbob

Why TF would you ever want to “move” a pest animal like a coyote?

That’s like moving rats or feral hogs around.


37 posted on 09/23/2021 8:12:56 AM PDT by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: marktwain

Shame that Cunucks are subjects and not citizens who are allowed by God to defend themselves.


38 posted on 09/23/2021 8:20:02 AM PDT by Manic_Episode ( “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”)
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To: Spktyr

#3 I bet that guy has zero problems with coyotes!


39 posted on 09/23/2021 9:46:35 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: marktwain

I’ll find out this weekend, it’s on a stock Weatherby Vanguard S-2, if it will hold at 1 MOA I’ll be happy.


40 posted on 09/23/2021 10:07:07 AM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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