tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post6196038007664320826..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Hypothetical Wolves and Suburban Coyotes (2)Chas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-5829035445560798862009-03-03T17:10:00.000-07:002009-03-03T17:10:00.000-07:00You're right. We do create environments as well as...You're right. We do create environments as well as invade them. I don't think that most would do the trade-off either. Oh well. Another thing that would help would be better trash service. If the food isn't available, the animals don't come in for it.<BR/><BR/>About 4.5 years ago, we had a mountain lion take a dog off of a chain from the house across the alley from us. Horrid scream, shredding sounds and no dog. Broken chain, large cat prints and a few drops of blood. That was the summer I wouldn't let the kids sleep in the back yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-32850054010674534722009-03-01T17:45:00.000-07:002009-03-01T17:45:00.000-07:00It's not just that we have moved into their territ...It's not just that we have moved into their territory, but that we have created environments that these critters like -- golf courses for elk, for instance.<BR/><BR/>Those lions and coyotes like the house cats and dogs they find conveniently penned up or tied up.<BR/><BR/>Want to reduce the number of bears, coyotes, etc. in a town? Repeal the leash laws. Packs of roving dogs will scare off a lot of wild predators.<BR/><BR/>But would most people accept that trade-off?Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-82908816983755058642009-03-01T17:25:00.000-07:002009-03-01T17:25:00.000-07:00Chas, we have coyotes, mountain lions, deer, elk a...Chas, we have coyotes, mountain lions, deer, elk and bears in town down here. Last night a lynx or bobcat was in the back yard. <BR/><BR/>People have to understand that we've encroached into wildlife areas and that the animals will come in. <BR/><BR/>Plus, take a good look at my dog Brandy. (latest post on the blog) She's a product of a mixed "marriage". Without her collar, you can't tell her from her cousins that howl in the night. She chatters just like them too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com