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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
I got ten hits when I did an advanced search on my name and "coyote".
Wasp spray sounds like a very good idea.
It sounds like some coyotes in the Villages are getting a lot braver around people. So, some Villagers may want to carry more defensive objects-- like the wasp spray-- than the whistles and such I should have soon.
Are coyotes protected in this area? If not maybe some trappers should be alerted about the problem by the Villages Community Development Districts?
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Tal, your link here to the Florida Wildlife Commission information on coyotes is excellent. I hope a lot of people read it.
I really hope Villagers will educate themselves about coyotes. I think coyotes are here to stay. Food and places to hide. And I can't think of any natural predators they would have to worry about. When war was waged on wolves years ago, coyotes thrived. Coyotes are smart and adapt easily. They can breed with wolves and dogs. (Coydogs) Breeding with dogs is relatively rare but it happens. I have heard coydogs are nuts. But that is just a rumor. I don't think TV dogs are in danger of being courted -- that is the least of their coyote worries.
Maybe there is a club in TV that can contact a speaker for a program to educate about coyotes. Meanwhile, I really do think that Villagers need to be careful about taking their pets for a walk at night or early in the morning. Coyotes can show up at any time, but they are opportunists. The number of sightings recently speaks clearly that they are out there among us. We have to be smart, too.