Like many of us, coyotes have changed their natural habits during to the COVID-19 pandemic - with many seen wandering around neighborhoods. Habits are hard to break for humans, as it is for animals, expert says.
Bay Area has been seeing more coyotes wandering in human spaces during the pandemic, as expert says it will time for the animals' habits to change.wandering empty Bay Area streets became more common amid the pandemic, and it's likely to take some time for people and coyotes to get back to normal.
"I looked just beyond the cat I saw the coyote stalking, and so I think the coyote is going to get the cat, so I picked up my dog and 'ahh!,"' Susan Mohun is describing the moment she saw a coyote ready to pounce on a cat in the Presidio, where she walks with her dog often. "My dog stays right by my side, I have a leash, but she's tiny and stays right by side so I'm kind of hyper-vigilant.
"We're seeing at least increased reports of human coyote interactions locally in certain places, said Dr. Michelle Lute, carnivore conservation director of Project Coyote. "And that's not necessarily in conjunction with an increase in populations but just a change in a number of factors." Dr. Lute says one of those likely factors, is coyotes getting more comfortable in more spaces amid the pandemic.
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