[buffyt]

We lived in LA all of 2002. Claremont, actually. Coyotes lived across the road, where there was a wilderness preserve. Odd, since that was right across the street from Claremont Colleges. Saw a dead stray cat one morning, coyote had killed it. Kept my cats INDOORS at all times. Also when we lived in San Marino 1988-1990 I saw a coyote in town one day over on Canterbury Rd.

[bd476]

It's amazing how many coyote and other wildlife sightings there are in some heavily populated suburbs. I once saw two coyotes lope across a heavily travelled boulevard, and then continue right up to the front entryway of a huge apartment building.

The coyotes were sniffing around the bushes, apparently looking for someone's pet Fluffy or Spot. An Animal Control officer later told me that coyotes will attack and eat any mammal the size of a cocker spaniel and smaller.

Remember the cases of coyotes leaping over backyard fences and snatching a few unattended infants and toddlers? The Animal Control officer told me that despite those tragic incidents, some people are still intentionally leaving out dog food for the coyotes as well as allowing their pets to run loose outside.