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Agencies, expert unite in an attempt to control nuisance animals in the Brooks community in Estero; attack was fourth on dogs since March. “For the past three months, I thought: ‘Coyotes in Florida. Yeah, right,’” Love said. “I had never seen a coyote, not even in any zoo in Florida and I’ve been here 27 years.” But, with the newfound respect for the wild animal, she was quick to add, “We’re on their territory.” And, she says people didn’t start noticing coyotes in the area until alligators were removed from a lake on the property. She believes the alligators snagged...

"Their aggressive behavior seems to be on the upswing," said Steve Martarano, a spokesman with the state Department of Fish and Game. "They just seem to lose their fear of humans." Since the 1970s, more than 100 coyote attacks on humans in Southern California have been recorded, with half the incidents involving children age 10 and younger. "If they see a young child and they have a chance, yeah they'll take it," said Kevin Brennan, a state wildlife biologist. Game wardens don't normally hunt coyotes unless they pose a threat to people. After attacks, they trap and then shoot coyotes....

LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. — A coyote grabbed a 2-year-old girl by the head and tried to drag her from the front yard of her mountain home in the third incident of a coyote threatening a small child in Southern California in five days, authorities said. The coyote attacked the girl around noon Tuesday when her mother, Melissa Rowley, went inside the home for a moment to put away a camera, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in an incident report. Rowley came out of the house and saw the coyote dragging her daughter towards a street. She ran towards...

CHINO HILLS, Calif. — A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said. The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County. Around 10:30 a.m., the caretaker heard screaming and saw a coyote trying to carry the child off in its mouth, officials said. The babysitter grabbed the child and pulled her from the coyote's grasp, the sheriff's department said in a statement. The coyote then ran off into nearby brush....

Are Wolves The Pronghorn's Best Friend?Yellowstone pronghorn populations directly benefit from the presence of wolves, a new Wildlife Conservation Society study says. (Credit: Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society) ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2008) — As western states debate removing the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society cautions that doing so may result in an unintended decline in another species: the pronghorn, a uniquely North American animal that resembles an African antelope. The study, appearing in the latest issue of the journal Ecology, says that fewer wolves mean more coyotes, which...

Sorry for posting this in the main area, but I need some advice quickly. Over the past few weeks I've been having a real coyote problem. We're in the San Joaquin Valley and have always had issues with the coyotes, but this year seems to be expecially bad (even traveling in small packs, which I've never seen before). I need some recommendations on the proper weapon to deal with these varmints.

When all else is gone from this earth, the howls of the coyote will still be heard -- or so goes a proverb passed down by indigenous North Americans. It reflects the seemingly indestructible nature of the song dogs, as they are often called because of their nighttime vocalizations in desert and suburb alike. With the state's coyote season under way, hunters' skills are being tested by the elusive canines. Such hunts have been held for a decade, but the stakes are much higher this year. In the spring, two young children in Monmouth County were attacked by one or...

SAN MARCOS -- The results are in: The carcass of a ugly, hairless, big-eared animal found this summer in Cuero is not the mythical bloodsucking El chupacabras. It's just a plain old coyote."The DNA sequence is a virtually identical match to DNA from the coyote (Canis latrans)," according to a written statement from Texas State University biologist Mike Forstner.Phylis Canion and her neighbors found three 40-pound carcasses in July outside her ranch in Cuero, 90 miles southeast of San Antonio. Canion saved the head of the one for DNA testing and then to mount it for posterity, she said.El chupacabras...

For years, the vast majority of politicians in the main parties have avoided having honest public conversation about the extent and consequences of immigration. The fear of appearing racist, or giving any ground to the arguments of the far right, has left most MPs and commentators in Pollyanna territory - extolling the economic and cultural benefits of immigration and glossing over problems. That has done the nation no favours, because the consequences of rapid social change have been scarcely studied, let alone addressed. And it has increased many people's distrust of the political universe, as the gulf between their own...

About three weeks ago, South Jeffco resident Jeannie MacMurtrie made a devastating discovery — one of her cats, a tabby named Tazzy, apparently was killed by a coyote. The loss of one feline companion was hard enough to take, she said, but then last week the roving coyotes apparently took MacMurtrie’s long-haired black female cat, Boots. The family learned of their beloved pets’ fate from Jefferson County animal control officers... Since the two incidents, MacMurtrie has decided to keep her remaining pets inside, including a small female kitten that was orphaned when Boots lost her life. “We hear the coyotes...

Five-year-old Brayden Gazette was crossing a neighbor's lawn near his Monmouth County home last month when a coyote burst out of the pine woods and bit him on the head. Twenty-month-old Liam Sadler was in a relative's backyard in April when a coyote grabbed him by the neck and tried to drag him off. The rare daylight coyote attacks on humans were interrupted before the yellow-eyed beasts could kill. Nevertheless, brazen coyotes have rattled residents across North Jersey's Monmouth and Bergen Counties, where scores of sightings have been reported and where numerous pets have been killed or mauled this spring....

ESCONDIDO: Investigators have learned that a Riverside County man shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent last week was a legal resident, the Sheriff's Department said yesterday. AdvertisementBenito A. Gonzalez, 40, of Sun City, gave the agent a false name when contacted in a parking lot on Mountain Meadow Road off Interstate 15 last week, said sheriff's homicide Sgt. Roy Frank. The agent was not able to confirm the man's identity at the time and tried to arrest him on suspicion of being an undocumented immigrant. A struggle ensued, and the agent shot and killed Gonzalez in a nearby...

The handful of coyotes that call the Presidio home are still happy, healthy and wild for one main reason: They still fear humans. Experts hope that will be the case for the timid animals now living in Golden Gate Park and Bernal Heights. There has been a flurry of coyote sightings in The City in the last few days, and officials are hoping to quickly educate the public before a rare opportunity turns sour. Experts say it’s possible for coyotes and humans to coexist, as the animals pose no threat to humans who leave them alone. “It’s our job as...

Police shot and killed a coyote Wednesday less than a mile from where a 5-year-old boy was attacked this week but cautioned that at least four others were roaming nearby. It was not known whether the animal that was killed was the same one that bit Brayden Gazette as he and his sister were playing near their home on Monday. "It's somewhat of a relief, but I'm still going to be watching out for my kids every minute," said the boy's mother, Joann Gazette. "Who knows how many more are out there? And how can anyone be sure if this...

No doubt, the coyote has a bad reputation in some quarters. First, there's that unfortunate resemblance to a wolf. Second, there's that unsavory habit of dining on neighborhood cats and small dogs. The state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife is considering lengthening the hunting season on coyotes and foxes, already the longest for any game animals. And the agency wants to add coyotes to the list of "nuisance animals" that animal control workers are allowed to remove when necessary. The proposal seeks to extend the coyote and fox hunting season so that it would run from the Saturday after Columbus...

New Jersey Boy Saves 22-Month-Old Nephew From Mauling By Wild Animal In Backyard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "My dad turned to walk away and it came running back at him. I yelled, 'Dad, it's coming for you!' Ryan Palludan, 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (AP) A Middletown 11-year-old is a hero for helping save his toddler nephew from being mauled by a coyote. Ryan Palludan helped free 22-month-old nephew Liam Sadler from the animal's jaws and then chased the coyote into the woods. State wildlife officials are saying it could be the first coyote attack on a human in New Jersey. Playing in the back yard...

~~~~snip~~~~ A male coyote really did wander into the Quiznos sandwich shop at Wabash and Adams -- in the Loop! -- just before 2 p.m. Tuesday. Workers had propped open the front door for the warm afternoon, and in sauntered the roughly 30-pound, 18-month-old wild animal. "He probably smelled our prime rib," observed Bina Patel, 23, the shop's manager...... ~~~~snip~~~~

When a man and his dog dashed into the house with a rabid coyote on their heels, his wife slammed the door on the coyote's neck. Craig S. Luckenbill said Thursday that he ran to get his 12-gauge shotgun, and his wife managed to close the door, but the coyote continued biting at the door and the front of the house. The coyote was in the front yard when Luckenbill went out and killed it with the shotgun, he said. "I'm a hunter but I've never seen anything like that." The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed Wednesday that the 40-pound eastern...

The man thought he was going to die. Hungry, thirsty and unbelievably hot within the metal train car where he had hidden for the past two days, he knew he had to do something when the train crawled to a standstill. And it couldn't have stopped at a better place: the corner of Goldsmith and Garcia streets, in front of the Bexar County Sheriff's Department East Side substation. "Lucky for him," Sgt. Russell McWhorter said. The man, a Honduran citizen, had left his country several weeks ago, "fleeing the war," McWhorter said. He crisscrossed through Guatemala and Mexico before making...

A driver who sped through a Border Patrol checkpoint near Freer led law enforcement officials on a three-county, 100-mph chase that ended 65 miles up the road in Atascosa County early Thursday. The man tried to drive three suspected of being undocumented immigrants through the Freer border checkpoint on U.S. 59 in Webb County late Wednesday, officials said. Laredo Sector Border Patrol spokesman Mike Herrera said the man sped away when his SUV was flagged by agents for a second inspection. Agents gave chase until they reached the outskirts of Freer, where they backed off for safety reasons, Herrera said....

OKLAHOMA CITY A California man has been convicted in federal court of smuggling illegal immigrants from Los Angeles to Oklahoma, a federal prosecutor said Monday. Jose Angel Lopez-Lozoya, 32, of Paramount, Calif., was convicted Friday of eight counts of transporting illegal aliens, said John Richter, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. The trial lasted five days. Lopez-Lozoya faces a sentence on each count of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A sentencing hearing before District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange will be set in about 60 to 90 days, Richter said. "This case demonstrates that...

A [St. Louis] businessman masterminded a scheme in the late 1990s to bring illegal immigrants to clean floors at Wal-Mart stores across the country. Wal-Mart paid at least $82.2 million over three years to shell companies set up by businessman Christopher Walters, federal agents discovered. Walters' companies in turn paid subcontractors who hired illegal immigrants from countries stretching from Poland to Mongolia. When investigators dug into the scheme, Walters cut a deal and became a star cooperating witness in a criminal probe targeting Wal-Mart. He told investigators that a Wal-Mart executive told him to set up the shell companies, and...

Nationwide Rally to Stop Illegal Immigration on Saturday, July 1st, at noon, at every City HallOn May 1st - Million of Illegal Aliens Marched in our StreetsTwelve million illegal aliens demonstrated their political power, and declared May 1st to be A Day Without Undocumented Workers ( illegal aliens ). They boycotted the USA, all US businesses and institutions. Millions of them marched in our streets, carried Mexican flags, shouted "Si se puede!", and demanded new laws from our Congress. On July 1st - U.S. Citizens Nationwide Rally and BoycottRally to stop the invasion by millions of illegal aliens. 1-Day boycott...

USA Citizens Day - July 1st Immigration Control Rally Nationwide Rally on Saturday, July 1st, at noon, at your City HallMay 1st - Million of Illegal Aliens Marched in our StreetsTwelve million illegal aliens demonstrated their political power, and declared May 1st to be A Day Without Undocumented Workers ( illegal aliens ). They boycotted the USA, all US businesses and institutions. Millions of them marched in our streets, carried Mexican flags, shouted "Si se puede!", and demanded new laws from our Congress. July 1st - U.S. Citizens Nationwide Rally for Immigration ControlRally to stop our continuous invasion by...

  PUBLISHED ON JUNE 2, 2005: Catastrophe in Care Hospitals are being crippled by the costs of treating migrants--and that could be just the start of an immigrant-related health crisis By LEO W. BANKS Leo W. Banks One of the many signs on the Naco Highway. Leo W. Banks "It's not unusual to have one UDA (undocumented alien) cost $5,000, and we know we're not going to get that back," says Josie Mincher, emergency room manager at Copper Queen Hospital. Leo W. Banks "Until we have comprehensive immigration reform, we need to bear the health-care costs for undocumented workers,...

An immigrant smuggler was convicted Tuesday of causing the deaths of three passengers in a June 2003 crash while fleeing authorities. A jury deliberated for nearly six hours before finding Antonio Sanchez, 30, guilty on three counts of second-degree murder. Sanchez, a Mexican citizen, was retried for speeding away from the California Highway Patrol on state Route 78 near Borrego Springs, killing a woman and two men he was trying to smuggle into the country. He was originally convicted in March 2004 on similar charges and sentenced to 53 years to life in prison. But a state appellate court reversed...

confirmed killed by wolves... the confirmed kills varied from the reported animal deaths and values, which came to 40 animals valued at roughly $40,000. He cautioned people not to draw conclusions about the confirmed numbers, because unconfirmed kills are often those in which the livestock is discovered too late to actually identify, by tracks, tooth marks or other means, the actual cause of death. Their agency is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, though they often are mistaken for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is part of the...

Did you know coyotes could climb trees?

A coyote's romp in Central Park ended yesterday with a tranquilizer dart and a nap, but only after a messy breakfast (hold the feathers), a dip in a chilly pond and a sprint past a skating rink-turned-movie set. There was also a final chase that had all the elements of a Road Runner cartoon, with the added spectacle of television news helicopters hovering overhead, trailing the coyote and the out-of-breath posse of police officers, park officials and reporters trailing it. The coyote's pursuers joked that it even tried to turn itself in. It was hunting for a place to sleep...

A wily coyote led sharpshooters armed with tranquilizer guns on a merry chase through Central Park for two days before it was finally captured Wednesday morning.At one point, the searchers had it cornered near the park's ice rink, but the clever creature jumped into the water, ducked under a bridge, then scampered through the rink grounds and ran off.The coyote was captured somewhere north of that area, Parks Department spokesman Ashe Reardon said.The hunt had been on since Tuesday afternoon when Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, among others, spotted the animal in the southeast corner of the park, not far from...

Coyote captured. New York City is safe lol.

Wolves, wolf-hybrids suspected culprits in bloody predations... his herd of 700 sheep. But something had gotten there before him. Everywhere he looked, it seemed, there was a sheep that had been attacked and bloodied. "It was terrible," he said. "Some of them just had a chunk of flesh tore out, in some cases clear to the bone, the size of an orange. A few were bit in the neck." A few of the sheep could be doctored, but many of them died... of the 60 that were attacked, 21 died and 39 were injured. On top of that, the percentage...

Residents Warned To Watch Their Pets Coyotes have been spotted in and around the Fallsgrove community in Rockville, Md... Adcock said despite its docile appearance, it's part of a pack made up of some of the largest and most aggressive such animals he's every dealt with. "The pack is too big," Adcock said. "I mean any place else in Maryland you get two or three animals from a job and its pretty much over with." So far he's trapped 12 animals and his job is not yet finished. The trapper told News4 he took a picture of a large male...

SAN RAFAEL (AP) -- Some plastic coyotes decoys meant to scare off some meddlesome geese in Marin County are having a rough go of it. The coyotes are made of plastic, and were brought to the park to ward off Canada geese that like to hang out on the grass, eat seed and make a bit of a mess in the process. The geese were afraid of the fake coyotes at first, but they seem to have figured out the fakery. Chuck Bates is a landscaper at the park who helps set the coyotes out. He says they have to...

A grandfather hiking a trail...with his 4-year-old grandson was attacked yesterday by a coyote, but saved the youngster by grappling with the animal as it continued to bite him. Arthur Cole, 76, was attacked...by a 40-pound gray coyote, according to police. He was bitten several times but his injuries were not life-threatening. His grandson, Nicholas, escaped unhurt and ran the half-mile to his grandparents' house... When Arthur's wife and Nicholas' dad asked, "Where's Grampy?" the youngster replied, "A wolf got him," ... Peter Cole, who was visiting his parents, jumped into his truck, drove to the development's community center and...

Information needed regarding traits of a coyote attack. My niece's dachshund was found yesterday morning in their fenced backyard, eviscerated. This happened in California, the high desert area, a populated community and subdivision. Whatever animal attacked had to have jumped an 8' completely secure fence. There wasn't any noise or sounds and only the dog's head and spinal cord were left intact. It had to have happened between 1 AM and 5:30 AM. The pet must have used the doggy door to go outside and was then attacked. We are deeply worried because of the populated area and animal control...

KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. -- Friends helped an Amish sheep farmer pay a $181 court fee after he was convicted of shooting a coyote on someone else's property and trespassing. About 45 people were in the courtroom in Knightstown on Thursday as Amos Esh faced trial. Esh said he shot the coyote because it had attacked sheep on his eastern Indiana farm. But by the time he fired at the animal, it had run to the property of a neighbor, who called police. Esh said he never thought that he would run into any trouble trying to kill a coyote that took...

What kind of animal is this that is following the guy in the Video? They are trying to say that it is Coyotes, but the sound they're making isn't like any coyote I've ever heard.

A 26-year-old Houston man was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of unlawfully transporting people for financial gain after authorities discovered 10 apparently illegal immigrants in the back of the sport utility vehicle he was driving. Victoria County Sheriff's deputies pulled the man over on U.S. Highway 59 North on suspicion of a traffic violation, said Lt. Jeff Meyer, and two people fled the vehicle. The driver, who was booked into the Victoria County Jail, also attempted to flee but was detained by officers, he said. The two men who fled were not found, Meyer said. Deputies discovered four women...

Coyote Escapes Police In Grosse Pointe Residents Warned To Keep Trash Cans Closed GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. -- Authorities set bait and traps on Wednesday for a coyote that was spotted roaming in Grosse Pointe Park, Local 4 reported. Police said the animal escaped after it led them on a chase through a four-block area between Kercheval and Mack avenues. The coyote is described as having a similar appearance to a German Shepherd dog, but smaller in size and with a longer snout, the station reported. Grosse Pointe Park Police Chief David Hiller said that coyotes typically do not attack...

-- Cleveland Metroparks officials have closed part of the North Chagrin Reservation after a pair of aggressive female coyotes bit a bicyclist and a pet dog over the weekend. Park officials said the wild animals are believed to be protecting their den -- and possibly a litter of coyote pups -- but park rangers shot and killed the older female Sunday and have taken the head to the Ohio Department of Health to be tested for rabies. "It's just a precaution because we don't believe she was rabid, just that she was territorial," Cleveland Metroparks spokeswoman Jane Christyson said Tuesday....

FORT WORTH - When the skinned carcass of an animal was found last year in downtown, the Humane Society asked police and the public to help find whoever committed such a seemingly cruel crime. Rewards were offered and a necropsy was conducted on the animal, thought to be a dog. It turned out to be a coyote, and it had been shot to death before being skinned. The body was found Feb. 7, 2004, at the Bank One reconstruction site. As police and animal-rights groups worked the case, a surprising revelation surfaced. "One of the construction workers at the site...

[Free Republic Note: For those who missed the news story (buried by US media outlets) about the rape of children and animals in East Timor by UN Peacekeepers, I suggest you first read the following article published by "The Australian" on 26-Mar-2005: Hushed rape of Timor.] US Congressional Leaders Fight for Victim's Rights in East Timor By LEIF TEEST Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress today they hope will provide relief for Jordanian UN Peacekeepers currently embroiled in an international sex scandal in East Timor. Allegedly, Jordanian peacekeepers routinely engaged in lovemaking with...

Woman Says Shock Saved Dog From Coyote Fri Mar 4, 6:13 PM ET Strange News - AP WATERBURY, Conn. - A woman says the Invisible Fence pet system in her yard saved her small poodle-like dog from a coyote. Mary Ellen Baranowsky said the pet containment system helped keep her dog DJ from being carried off in the jaws of what said believes was a coyote Tuesday night. Baranowsky heard frantic barking in her yard. "I looked out the back, and there was a coyote staring back at me," Baranowsky said. While she is not an expert in wild animals,...

Group seeks coyote control ALMADEN VALLEY RESIDENTS WANT CITY TO APPROVE USE OF LEG TRAPS By Rodney Foo Mercury News Almaden Valley residents who live in a gated enclave beset by coyotes have filed a claim against the city of San Jose, hoping to reverse the city's ban on the use of leg traps. ``What we are trying to do is get some resolution of the issue. It's a continuing problem,'' said attorney Michael E. Di Geronimo, who is representing the 300-member Villas of Almaden Homeowners Association. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, names the city as well as...

Rabid Coyote Attacks Cape Cod Woman 1 hour, 32 minutes ago Strange News - AP BARNSTABLE, Mass. - A woman is receiving treatment after being attacked by a rabid coyote in her yard. Cindy Parker-Kelley heard her Norwegian elkhound barking as she was getting ready for work Thursday morning. When she went out to check on her dog, she saw the coyote. She reached out to shoo it away, and the wild animal clamped its jaws on her left wrist. Parker-Kelley's husband, David Kelley, heard her screams and rushed to the back yard in his underwear. "The coyote was hanging...

TUCSON - A Mexican national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly smuggled illegal immigrants into the United States. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Jorge Ayala Guardarrama-Ascuncion, also known as Jorge Ayala-de Ascuncion, was indicted on 15 counts on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Attorney for Arizona press release on Thursday. The 31-year-old man from Estapa del la Sal, Mexico, was allegedly part of an illegal immigrant smuggling operation. He allegedly brought 13 illegal immigrants into the United States, putting them and himself in a truck. According to the government's...

Jose Ernesto Beltran Quinones said it was "only a joke." But in today's on-edge nature regarding terrorism, his call brought about nearly a week of worry as the FBI started a manhunt looking for 10 Chinese and two Iraqis who were illegal immigrants. In the end, authorities in the United States and Mexico determined Quinones' cell phone call to 911 was a fake terror threat, though agents in the United States are still seeking 16 people in the investigation. Beltran, a Mexican national who is reportedly an immigrant smuggler, though he denied it, should be charged for this fake call,...

There was a lot of misplaced outrage aimed at last weekend's coyote-hunting derby in Washington County. The two-day event in East Machias, while objectionable to some, was legal and in line with the state's plan for managing wildlife. Nothing about it was cruel. Nothing about it broke the rules. The Washington County Fish and Wildlife Conservation Club sponsored the derby. Almost 70 hunters paid $20 each to participate in the event, which offered cash prizes for coyotes killed in different categories: calling, baiting and hunting with dogs. In the end, just two coyotes were shot. There would be no reason...

Federal and state authorities are investigating a nuclear terrorist threat against Boston after a man calling from Mexico told California police that he smuggled two Iraqis and four Chinese over the border, the Boston Herald has learned. ``They got a call from across the border in Mexico to the California Highway Patrol and he said he brought two Iraqis and four Chinese (individuals) across the border and according to him, they stated soon to follow behind them would be some sort of material,'' said a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation. ``He refers to some sort of nuclear material...