[Cassie325]

Last night around 7:30 we were out in the driveway. Suddenly we heard howling and yelping....it was extremely loud...coming from a preserve area or the area where they keep the horses near the Polo Field.

Has anyone else experienced this or have you heard about issues with coyotes or other such animals in the area?

[MSNPA]

When I first moved here, summer '07, a coyote was walking down my street. A few months ago when I was walking early in the morning I also spotted a coyote by a pond. I think the poor things are looking for food. All their land and access to food is gone.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by MSNPA

When I first moved here, summer '07, a coyote was walking down my street. A few months ago when I was walking early in the morning I also spotted a coyote by a pond. I think the poor things are looking for food. All their land and access to food is gone.

Others have said they saw coyote's in TV. Not sure I agree with all their land and food is gone. Drive 3-5 miles west of TV and there is a lot of open land and probably small game as well.
Watch for the gator's!

[suebanj]

I live on Stirrup Cup of Glenview GC and a few months ago I was out on the lanai at night and heard what I thought were dogs howling but didn't quite sound right. Well, the next morning I was talking to an ambassador on the golf course and was told that a cayote was spotted on it in the early morning hours!! Who would of thought!!

[Barefoot]

A black panther was spotted on the nature preserve south of San Marino Drive.

I feel sorry for the wild animals. We're taking away their land and their options.

[Irish Rover]

I live in Missouri and I can't tell you how many of our friends' cats and dogs have been lost to coyotes. This happens mostly in back yards with electrical fences where the dog can't get out but the coyote can get in. I wouldn't worry about them finding food or a habitat because they adapt to urban life very quickly. Good Luck

[nONIE]

Please dont let your small dogs out unsupervised. I know the coyotes have to eat too but our small dogs would be a perfect meal for them.

[tkret]

Originally Posted by nONIE

Please dont let your small dogs out unsupervised. I know the coyotes have to eat too but our small dogs would be a perfect meal for them.

Absolutely correct on this one nONIE. They will easily snatch a small dog even when the owner is walking them on a leash. I just moved from Arizona and this was a constant situation. I came across a coyote one evening in AZ while I was walking my chow-shepherd and, of course, they don't wish to tangle with a larger dog. So, to my amazement the coyote jumped a 6 foot wall WITHOUT EVEN A RUNNING START. They are incredible athletes, but you are right that they will prey on small dogs quickly and care not that a human is alongside.

[Cassie325]

Originally Posted by tkret

Absolutely correct on this one nONIE. They will easily snatch a small dog even when the owner is walking them on a leash. I just moved from Arizona and this was a constant situation. I came across a coyote one evening in AZ while I was walking my chow-shepherd and, of course, they don't wish to tangle with a larger dog. So, to my amazement the coyote jumped a 6 foot wall WITHOUT EVEN A RUNNING START. They are incredible athletes, but you are right that they will prey on small dogs quickly and care not that a human is alongside.

Which brings me to my NEXT question....do you think they can jump the walls of the CY Villa's??

[Fourpar]

Hmmmmm, small dogs & cats = a mighty fine coyote meal Don't let your little critters run free, keep them on a leash!

[tkret]

Originally Posted by Cassie325

Which brings me to my NEXT question....do you think they can jump the walls of the CY Villa's??

Cassie325 ... If the walls are 6 feet high, I would say yes to that question. Really, I have seen them jump onto the top of wall that is only 5 or 6 INCHES wide and then walk that wall looking for prey.

Check out this link which was given to the residents of the community in which I had lived in AZ. You will note that it says "Coyotes can easily leap an 8 foot fence or wall. They have been spotted climbing over a 14 foot cyclone fence."

http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_cycot.html

As I noted, they are incredible athletes and always on the prowl. Some people foolishly leave out food for wildlife and coyotes quickly learn to remain in that area for the free handout. Someday I must tell you how my Murphy saved my neighbor's Yorkshire Terrier from being the blue plate special.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by tkret

If the walls are 6 feet high, I would say yes to that question. .

Actually, we have a Villa that backs on a golf course. The back wall is only three feet high. Like a picket fence.

This thread really gives me pause to think. I didn't want to back on water because I worried about gators. Now, coyotes? I wonder if they're in the more isolated areas of TV, or if they're everywhere.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Actually, we have a Villa that backs on a golf course. The back wall is only three feet high. Like a picket fence.

This thread really gives me pause to think. I didn't want to back on water because I worried about gators. Now, coyotes? I wonder if they're in the more isolated areas of TV, or if they're everywhere.

Has anyone told you about the snakes?
Don't worry about the few animals we have in the villages....leave them alone DO NOT FEED and they will leave you alone.

In the 3.5 years we have lived in Lynnhaven, I have not seen any coyotes in Lynnhaven even though I have seen a dead one on CR466a and heard of them harassing dogs in the field where dogs sometimes meet up near CR42.

It probably depends on the food supply where you might find coyotes in TV.

[islandgal]

A friend in Naples, Fl was telling me this morning that there is an alert in parts of Naples about the presence of coyotes,
warning residents particularly not walk after dark.

I would hope The Sun would alert us if necessary.