Re: [OT] Toronto pets - and toddlers - at risk from aggressive coyotes

On Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:31:37 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
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On Apr 25, 2025 at 7:29:39 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
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I was surprised to learn that aggressive coyotes have been seen - and
caught on camera - trying to take away small dogs and even young children.
 
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https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/04/25/uber-fare-dispute-customer-account-hacked/
 
Residents are deeply frustrated by Toronto City Council's response to
the problem, which seems to be trying to train the coyote's to be more
afraid of humans, which Council claims is working. Residents disagree.
Council is also consulting a trapper - I wonder where they found one; I
thought that profession was limited to the Far North at this point - to
see what he thinks should be done.
 
Toronto has had problems with raccoons for many years and I remember
seeing foxes and skunks near my office when I worked in Toronto but
hadn't heard of a coyote issue.

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Coyotes are always a problem here. You see them out and about constantly.
Sometimes you also see them setting up arcane devices from the Acme Company to
try to catch your cat or dog.
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Hmm, we had them around us growing up (a consequence of living out in
the woods where our nearest neighbor was a mile away,) but they never
bothered us even though we had dogs and cats. Though I doubt one would
ever want to mess with our German Shepard/Great Dane cross. She was
sweet as can be so long as everyone was well behaved.