“The problem with coyotes is they’ve SUPERBLY adapted to human habitation—so much so that even ranchers in Nevada using poisoned traps to kill off coyotes affecting livestock ranches didn’t make a dent in the coyote population. And they are literally common sights in the entire San Francisco Peninsula in the less-inhabited areas.”
I’m on the coast 400 miles south of San Francisco. We have “restored” and “preserved” coastal wetlands here. In the process of restoring, they eliminated non-native flora and fauna somewhat. That damaged the food supply of coyotes, who had thrived there for decades.
So the adaptable coyotes just moved inland a few hundred yards, into neighboring subdivisions. Household cats are now part of their food supply, mine included.
The morning that my wife said the cat had disappeared, I went on Youtube, and sure enough, there was a video of a scene no more than amile away.
In this dawn video, the coyote is strolling down the sidewalk with a big cat hanging from its mouth. Coyote stops to look back at human shooting the video, puts dead cat down to better hold, turns and strolls away down the sidewalk.
The coyote has no fear of the humans, most of whom are asleep when he hunts for breakfast.