Wow.
I know coyotes are a real threat here in MA, especially to pets and children. (Also to adults, but only if you're caught with your pants down, figuratively, and perhaps literally if you're out in the woods.) I saw one in a residential area just this week.
Saw a couple of coyotes as well, yes. separate sightings, but one was groad daylight!
An adult with their pants down or a coyote?
Really? I did'nt know coyotes were a threat to humans. Small animals yes, but I thought they were afraid of people. We hear them out here all the time and I kinda like hearing the howl. Maybe I should change my attitude?
Coyotes are no threat to you, or even to children above toddler age. Southern California is *full* of coyotes, and I think there has been only one incident of a coyote attacking a kid. A toddler got a nip from one in his front yard somewhere in the L.A. hills. I mean, you've got to understand that L.A. is literally crawling with coyotes, and no one is attacked. They're very skittish about people, and will take off if you come near them.
The same is true for the coyotes who've made their way east in the past three decades.
Watch out for your pets, though. That part you've got right.
We are loaded with coyotes down here on the South Shore. I keep chasing them out of my yard.
Do you listen to Howie Carr? A few moths back he was talking about the coyotes in Hull - the residents gave them names. Even though they were hanging around an elementary school the Libs refused to have them put down.