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Tips on Living With Coyotes

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife offers these tips

Coyotes are common in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park and more of these urban coyotes are coming into contact with humans.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife offers plenty of advice on preventing problems with suburban coyotes on its web pages here.

Tips include:

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  • Feed dogs and cats indoors. If you must feed your pets outside, do so in the morning or at midday, and pick up food, water bowls, leftovers, and spilled food well before dark every day. 
  • Never feed coyotes. Coyotes that are fed by people often lose their fear of humans and develop a territorial attitude that may lead to aggressive behavior. 
  • Don’t give coyotes access to garbage. Keep garbage can lids on tight by securing them with rope, bungee cords or weights. Better yet, buy quality garbage cans with clamps or other mechanisms that hold lids on.
  • Don’t feed feral cats (domestic cats gone wild). Coyotes prey on these cats as well as any feed you leave out for the feral cats.
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