Coyotes 30 miles from wilderness, first time seeing it in my neck of the woods

[Warpy]

11. The problem along the eastern seaboard is more the "coydog"

produced by coyotes interbreeding with domesticated dogs. Fortunately, the hybrids don't seem to be very fertile. Still, castoff dogs have been helping the coyotes increase their range in that fashion.

The only sure fire way to decrease coyote populations is the reintroduction of wolves. With wholves competing for the same food sources, coyotes decrease their breeding. With no competition, they increase their breeding to compensate for being shot or poisoned.

I used to let my cats outdoors during the day here in NM until I saw a hawk licking its beak while my kitty sat obliviously washing her face. That was that and cats have been indoors beasties since then. Given window seats, they didn't seem to mind much. Coyotes aren't the only predators out here.