On Monday staff members from the city of Dallas, including Dallas Animal Services will give an update on the recently created Coyote Management Plan. It was unveiled in June as part of the response to upset and concerned neighbors after a coyote severely attacked a two-year-old boy in May who was sitting on his front porch in the White Rock…
Community outreach includes signage for areas that have had sightings and describes what to look out for when it comes to behavior.
"Lethal control programs may seem like a quick fix to problems among coyotes, people, and pets. However, implementing lethal control makes it challenging to ensure that problem-causingcontroversial among the public. Research has shown that coyotes exhibit a"rebound effect" a surge in their reproductive rates) when lethally controlled, allowing for quick regeneration of their population numbers.
It still has several hoops to jump through, including community input and presentation to a full council. The city’s urban biologist, said when he got to the scene of the attack in May, three residents told him some people in the neighborhood would hand-feed coyotes.
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