Friday, October 7, 2011

Good coyote, bad coyote

Newton's apparently seen a recent uptick in coyote and fox encounters---so much so that the sign at right (via Newton Patch, photo by Charlie Breitrose) was posted at a Newton intersection earlier this week.

According to the accompanying Patch article, local reaction's been... SOP for cases of coyote/human/pet contact. Pets have been killed, residents are concerned.

The story does however offer some useful canine profiling:

Good (normal) Coyote: attacks and kills smaller animals, aka cats & little dogs.

Bad (potentially rabid) Coyote: follows humans home.

Here, again, is the full Newton Patch story.

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