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Wildlife control experts are preparing to shoot a coyote blamed for four recent biting attacks in the Tuscany area.
But even as the officials expect to destroy the canine later on Monday, the city’s specialist said there’s no need to change course in how it handles problem animals like coyotes, which usually means rousting them from neighbourhoods.
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“We’ve had great success with our hazing process, it’s limited the number of negative coyote-human encounters and we’ve seen an approximately 20 per cent decrease in 311 calls,” said Lincoln Julie, the city’s integrated pest management lead.
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Wildlife control experts are preparing to shoot a coyote blamed for four recent biting attacks in the Tuscany area.
But even as the officials expect to destroy the canine later on Monday, the city’s specialist said there’s no need to change course in how it handles problem animals like coyotes, which usually means rousting them from neighbourhoods.
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“We’ve had great success with our hazing process, it’s limited the number of negative coyote-human encounters and we’ve seen an approximately 20 per cent decrease in 311 calls,” said Lincoln Julie, the city’s integrated pest management lead.
CALGARY Officials will look to destroy a second coyote after more Calgarians reported being bitten. Lincoln Julie, integrated pest management lead with the city, said contractors and Fish and Wildlife officials have identified the problem coyote s travel path and will decide on the best, most appropriate spot to do the removal when they can. The quickest, most humane way is with a firearm, he told reporters on Monday. There have been a number of encounters between Calgarians and coyotes in recent weeks, including reports of people being bitten. One coyote believed to be responsible for three attacks in the northwest community of Nolan Hill was also recently destroyed.
Posted: Jun 28, 2021 7:27 PM MT | Last Updated: June 29
A string of attacks by unusually aggressive coyotes, like this one shown in a file photo, has spurred the city of Calgary to plan to euthanize a second coyote in the northwest part of the city. (Submitted by Albert Lee)