They caught one. But that’s not the funny part. The funny part is that the coyote was then released in an ‘appropriate wilderness area in the Bronx.’ It’s not that the Bronx has no wilderness areas – it’s got tons of open space, thanks to a deliberate civic program – it’s that I’m pretty sure that none of it is particularly appropriate for coyotes. Although the coyotes would probably disagree. Given that they’ve spent the last century or two cheerfully moving east, using all those bridges that we so helpfully built to cross major rivers and whatnot, possibly they have a point…
Via @GayPatriot.
Moe Lane
PS: I kind of wanted them to release the coyote in Brooklyn so that I could have made a hipster joke. No, it’s true, I am dead to shame.
In an interesting side note once wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone they preceded to exterminate every coyote they could catch. Who says only humans wage war?
Along with cockroaches, rats, seagulls, deer, feral hogs and raccoons, coyotes have definitely benefited from human civilization. I’d also add fox and squirrels since I’ve seen high population densities in suburban areas.
Generally speaking, coyotes are evil animals. That line about “most pose no danger to people” should be amended to “unless you are a child or they think they can get away with it.”
Evil is going a bit too far. It assumes moral agency that animals don’t have.
Stick with vicious and bloodthirsty little b*st*rds.
“tons of open space, thanks to a deliberate civic program”
Sure, housing for me, but not for thee.
The correct thing to do with a coyote is to shoot it, and then hang it on the fence as a warning to the others.
If you go out driving in Texas in the country, it’s not terribly uncommon to see a whole bunch of them hanging in a row on a fence. Does it work to keep the others away? I have no idea.
Not really.
It makes them a bit more careful, and makes you feel a bit better about the damage they inflicted on your livestock.
Aaahoo! Coyotes of Brooklyn.
Aaahoo!
Coyote’s have learned to bark to fool people into thinking they’re dogs studies have shown. They also learned to cross with lights in Chicago.