Comments on: Morning Metro: Twit Picks, Coyote Complaints Coming, and Crosswalks to Nowhere

By: Ridgelandistan

Ridgelandistan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:41:26 +0000

I thought that the hawk and owl population in these parts were natural, the coyotes are an introduced species.

My dog has a nightly sing-along with an owl behind our house. She thinks its another dog.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:45:09 +0000

I’m trying to figure out why coyotes seem like a bigger problem here than when I lived in New Mexico were they were an accepted part of the landscape, not a problem. Maybe it’s that there’s still loads of open, unbuilt space nearby for them, even in “urban” areas, so they can prey on other wildlife without singling out pets. Plus, roadrunners are fast…………meep, meep!

Now jackalopes….that’s another story.

By: Toml

Toml — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:38:24 +0000

I am more concerned about pets and wildlife lost to traffic than to coyotes, hawks, and owls. That said, I’m not opposed to running coyotes off. As the top of the food chain, they need predatory pressure to keep their numbers in check. If not, they will become a nuisance, like the geese that no longer migrate.

Flame suit on.