Domestic cats make up 20% of the coyote diet in Los Angeles
A perceived increase in the coyote population in Los Angeles, USA, has some residents concerned for themselves and their pets. They are taking steps to protect themselves.
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Man wrestles his cat from the mouth of a coyote
Editor’s note: This video contains slightly graphic images of puncture wounds that may not be suitable for all readers. Although there is much worse on the internet. This took place in Kincora, Calgary, USA. Softly spoken and brave Allan Moore tells his story in the video. He appears to be from South Africa judging …
Video of brave tabby cat fighting off coyote
A tabby cat in a homeowner’s driveway is confronted by a coyote and the cat defends their ground and sees off the predator.
Residents sue town for $500k because of coyotes killing pets
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada: A class action claim has been served on the administrators of Collingwood seeking punitive damages of half a million dollars says Cottage Life. The claim says that coyotes have killed or injured pets, I presume cats and dogs, and the city administrators have not done enough to prevent it. The administrators …
Cats missing and resident followed by a coyote in Fernandina Beach, Florida
Because people have built homes and associated properties on coyote territory this resourceful predator is using the Fernandina Beach community as its territory and attacking indoor/outdoor cats and even, on one occasion following a person home. The situation is exacerbated by the coyote mating season during which they can become more aggressive. News4Jax reports …
Do coyotes attack bobcats?
Do coyotes attack bobcats? In a word, YES. “Bobcats share many habitats with other carnvores. Coyotes and pumas are known to kill bobcats occasionally…Bobcats apparently declined as coyotes moved into upper New York State and Maine and in the western United States bobcat numbers increased when coyotes were extirpated.” (Wild Cats of the World …
Huge decline in coyote predation of cats in Southern California
The coyote diet in Southern California includes 68% fewer cats than 20 years ago. The ubiquitous coyote, a successful opportunistic predator, is preying far less often on outdoor domestic, stray and feral cats. The big question is why it is happening. If we argue that the number of outdoor/indoor cats in southern California is …
Stocky, confident coyote with ginger tabby cat in his mouth
This stocky, large, confident coyote trots through the human urban environment with a ginger tabby cat in his mouth giving us the distinct impression that he does it all the time. The obvious warning is to keep cats indoors.
