We have a coyote the size of a collie (or close to it), running around our place. I don’t want to meet him in the garden or anywhere else, for that matter. Then again, lions are 100% more likely to consider you dinner - coyotes, not so much (the big one was chasing a deer). I am concerned about our old, mostly deaf/blind bird dog ... he’d be easy pickings - we try to keep an eye on him, but he likes to sneak off to the woods (his nose is still works at an ‘awesome’ level).
We keep a close eye on our old dog around here as well. Coyotes aplenty and mountain lions spotted once in a while hereabouts too, though never by me. I wouldn’t want to shoot either of them, but wouldn’t hesitate to to save our pup.
Can you imagine gardening in some parts of Africa? You might have to keep your head on a swivel for things that weren’t necessarily after the tomatoes.