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From YouTube: Living with Coyotes in Bloomington
Description
Coyotes have been in Bloomington for a number of years. Animal Control Coordinator John Carlson explains how to coexist with wildlife in an urban setting.
A
After
a
long
cold
winter,
everyone
seems
to
be
emerging
from
their
winter
hibernation
and
I'm,
not
talking
just
about
people
but
wildlife
as
well.
Some
attention
has
been
brought
to
the
city
that
there
have
been
coyote,
sightings,
I
guess.
The
first
question
is
this
anything
new
or
have
coyotes
always
been
here?
You.
B
Know
it's
not.
We've
had
coyotes
and
Bloomington
for
as
long
as
people
have
been
in
Bloomington
I
think
through
the
years
30
40
years
ago,
when
there
wasn't
the
development
that
we
have
today,
we
didn't
see
it
as
much
with
the
social
media
not
being
there
years
ago.
The
information
wasn't
right
there,
all
the
time.
B
So
I've
talked
to
people
this
week
that
have
said
why
I
never
saw
anything
when
I
was
growing
up
and
we
didn't
have
them
in
the
neighborhoods
and
they've
been
here
all
along
and
then
I'll
talk
to
other
people
say
that
they
used
to
chase
them
in
hays
them
when
they
were
kids,
30
40
50
years
ago,
trying
to
get
them
to
relocate.
So
we
do
have
them
throughout.
We
will
find
populations
or
the
higher
populations
of
coyotes
in
some
neighborhoods
or
in
certain
areas
mainly
around
them.
B
Like
the
Highland
Park
area
along
the
riverbed,
the
bluffs
we'll
see
how
your
population,
so
those
are
usually
where
our
calls
are
focused,
but
we
do
occasionally
get
calls
up
by
the
mall
of
america
will
get
them
up
on
494,
Portland
I'm,
all
over
throughout
the
city.
We
do
get
calls
here
and
there,
but
higher
populations
more
so
on
the
the
south
on
the
west
side
of
the
city,
okay,.
A
B
Dug
there
are
few
different
characteristics:
coyotes
generally
are
about
2535
pounds.
At
most,
they
look
a
lot
bigger
they're
going
to
have
the
bushy
tail.
If
they're
healthy,
coyote
they're
going
to
have
a
nice
full
clean
coat
and
they
can
resemble
a
husk
husky
mix
even
at
times
the
German
Shepherd
right
along
that
size.
They
have
really
long
thin
legs,
so
it
makes
them
look
a
lot
bigger
than
what
they
really
are,
but
they
can
be
easily
confused
with
with
a
dog.
Okay.
A
B
Going
to
see
a
most
active
early
in
the
morning
and
then
again
later
in
the
afternoon,
however,
it's
springtime
here
as
with
most
wildlife,
if
they
have
the
young
they're
going
to
be
hunting
all
day,
they've
got
to
feed
their
baby.
So
every
couple
hours,
they're
they're,
feeding
their
young,
so
they're
going
to
be
out
all
day
whether
it's
coyotes
raccoons
any
of
the
wildlife.
They
will
occasionally
form
packs
in
the
spring
and
fall
you'll,
see
them
running
together,
but
most
op.
B
And
when
you
look
out
your
window,
if
you
see
one
you're
going
to
see
one,
just
a
solo,
coyote
running
through
your
yard,
maybe
not
traveling
through
a
park
through
a
wooded
area
in
and
out
of
a
wooded
area.
So
it's
generally
in
the
in
Bloomington.
Here
we
do
see
just
individuals
single
coyotes,
but
they
can
form
a
pact.
Okay,.
A
Well,
coyotes,
like
any
animal,
will
lose
their
natural
fear
of
humans
over
time
when
continually
exposed
to
them
and
obviously,
as
communities
grow.
You
know,
intersecting
with
wildlife
in
some
way,
shape
or
form
is
inevitable.
So
if
you've
got
a
coyote
hanging
around
it's
important
to
identify
what
they're
finding
attractive
in
your
home
in
your
yard,
whatever
it
is
and
change
that
so
give
me
some
examples
of
what
coyotes
look
for
when
they're,
you
know
hanging
around,
say
a
residential
area.
If.
B
They're
hanging
around
the
residential
area,
they're
looking
for
the
same
thing
as
what
they're
looking
for
out
in
the
wild,
we're
out
into
more
of
a
natural
habitat,
they
need
the
food,
water,
shelter
and
they're.
Looking
at
turn
points
of
the
year
for
mates
so
in
there
are
neighborhoods.
Quite
often,
if
you
have
an
outline,
whether
it's
a
wooded
outlet
or
a
grass
area.
B
If
you're
throwing
your
your
yard
debris,
any
grass
clippings
Lee
shrubs,
we
have
a
woodpile
stacked
up,
maybe
have
an
old
boat
or
something
turned
upside
down,
and
in
the
back,
provides
perfect
shelter
for
them
and
then
plus
with
all
the
debris,
that's
thrown
back
there
perfect
breeding
ground
for
rodents,
mice,
moles,
voles,
rabbits,
squirrels
and
those
are
all
the
prime
primary
food
sources
for
the
the
coyote.
Occasionally
they
will
go
after
a
deer.
B
Usually,
though,
if
they
go
after
a
deer,
it's
going
to
be
an
older,
dear
sick,
injured
or
already
down,
and
and
then
they
will
consume
no
kind
of
scavenge,
but
coyotes
will
eat
anything.
They'll
eat
fruits,
vegetables,
grass,
so
they're
they're,
an
omnivore,
but
there
their
main
foods
are
rodents.
But
if
there's
food
there,
if
you've
got
garbage
out,
if
you
have
bird
feeders
they're
very
opportunistic
and
they
will
the
try
going
after
whatever
they
can
to
eat.
Okay.
A
B
One
thing
that
we
tell
the
residents
to,
if
you
do
have
one
of
these
outlets
keep
it
clean.
If
you
have
the
wooded
areas,
it's
easy
to
dump
all
your
yard
debris
in
the
back,
but
there
again
it
attracts
the
road
and
so
anytime
we
have
the
area's.
If
we
get
calls,
we
let
people
know
make
sure
that
that
gets
cleaned
up
go
through
the
whole
wooded
area.
Go
through
the
outlet
get
all
the
neighbors
together,
get
that
cleaned
up,
because
that
it
gets
rid
of
all
the
mice.
B
B
People
and
coyotes,
no,
we
haven't
had
any
there's
been
no
bites
reported
or
aggression.
Occasionally
we
will
have
an
altercation
between
a
coyote
and
a
dog.
That's
reported,
sometimes
even
like
a
stocking
type
situation
where
people
see
them
behind
a
house.
They
walk
up,
get
between
the
next
two
houses
and
they
see
the
coyote
again.
When
we
see
something
like
that
happening,
we
tell
the
people
change
your
routes.
B
If
you
can't
change
your
out,
make
a
lot
of
noise
as
soon
as
you
see
that
coyote
start
making
noise
and
try
to
scare
my
coyotes
are,
for
the
most
part,
more
frightened
of
the
people
and
as
soon
as
they're
confronted
most
often
well
we'll
take
off
and
run
and
that's
the
same
tool.
If
you
see
coyotes
going
through
your
yard,
if
they're
an
outloud
make
noise
there
they're
very
I,
guess
one
of
the
wildlife
they're
wild
animals
that
are
very
adaptable
to
their
surroundings.
B
They
get
used
to,
like
you
said
earlier,
use
of
people
being
around
and
a
easy
way
to
get
rid
of
them
is
to
haze
them
make
as
much
noise
as
you
can.
Bang
pots
and
pans
put
a
bunch
of
pennies
in
a
pop,
can
seal
the
top,
throw
it
out
and
make
any
kind
of
noise.
Just
yelling
Adam
clapping
your
hands
even
walking
towards
them
just
clapping
your
hands.
B
So
if
the
coyote
gets
up
same
with
Fox
too,
if
they're
looking
at
you,
they
take
off
start
running,
maybe
get
20
feet
away,
stop
turn
and
walk
at
you
or
look
at
you
continue
to
make
that
noise
continue
to.
Let
them
know
that
it's
not
a
good
place
to
to
live
and
to
push
them
on
and
within
a
very
short
period
of
time.
That
does
change
the
behavior
of
the
coyote.
Okay.
B
Got
on
our
city
website,
the
Bloomington
website
there's
a
actual
video
from
a
gal
from
the
Humane
Society
that
it's
about
a
45-minute
presentation.
It's
very
thorough
she's
got
great
information
on
hazing
living
with
the
Coyotes,
and
then
we
also
have
on
our
website
with
animal
control,
quite
a
bit
of
information
on
how
to
deter
the
coyotes
and
then
also
more
hazing
techniques.
Okay,.
A
Well,
wonderful
I'd
like
to
thank
animal
control
officer
john
carlson,
for
being
here
with
me
today
to
discuss
living
with
coyotes
in
bloomington
and
again.
If
you
would
like
any
more
information,
don't
hesitate
to
contact
the
bloomington
animal
control
or
visit
the
city's
website
at
bloomington,
MN
dot,
gov.