URBAN COYOTES, 3: Keeping coyotes at a distance keeps 
pets safe ... details on Passport to Texas.

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If you live in an area that used to be coyote habitat -
chances are it still is.
	
10 -- The coyotes are here to stay. Cities and private individuals - 
on a regular basis - try to remove the coyotes from an area. But 
the thing is - they are incredibly adaptable.
 
Brett Johnson is an urban wildlife biologist in Dallas 
County. 

06 -- They can make a better living in an urban area than they can 
out in the country. There are more food resources available.

Such as bird seed with corn, and especially pet food left 
outdoors. The latter could put your pet at risk. Brett uses 
cats as an example.

20 -- The coyotes come in a few times and end up eating the cat 
food. Somewhere down the road, they come in and find the cat 
eating the cat food. How do most canines react when they find 
something else eating their food? At that point in time you may 
have just entered the cat as a prey species for the coyote when 
they realize, 'Oh. They're not that hard to kill.'
 
You control whether coyotes keep a safe distance or 
become a nuisance. 

10 -- Do not let the coyotes become comfortable hanging around 
human inhabited areas; don't make pets accessible to the 
coyotes; and overall, don't make your living area attractive to the 
coyotes.

The Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration program supports 
our series and is funded by your purchase of fishing and 
hunting equipment and motor boat fuels ... 

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.




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