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NativeSon508 t1_izsql2b wrote

Remember when we all voted like, 15 or 20 years ago to ban trapping coyotes because it was mean and those furry little guys didn’t bother anybody? Remember when all the hunters said it’s a bad idea and your previous cats will all go missing?

This has been a big issue in the small towns surrounding Worcester for a decade at least. Welcome to the club.

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AchillesDev t1_izsstfz wrote

Cats shouldn’t be outdoors anyways. And the coyote population controls the deer population which controls the tick population which controls tick-borne illnesses.

I’ll take that over some yuppie who can’t take care of their own pets complaining when wild animals behave like wild animals in the wild.

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NovelNo87 t1_izup83f wrote

Coyote have no natural predators in Massachusetts and haven’t for at least a century. That means a disproportionate effect on the deer population and other problems that come from them being more habituated in residential settings.

https://www.wcvb.com/amp/article/nahant-massachusetts-teams-with-wildlife-officials-to-shoot-kill-nuisance-coyotes/42190999

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AchillesDev t1_izuzqf1 wrote

Your link only talks about nuisance ones existing - that’s not necessarily an issue of predation but of human encroachment. It says nothing to your assertion of overwhelmingly harmful effects on the deer population.

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SmartSherbet t1_iztijte wrote

Coyotes belong here and don't cause problems for anybody.

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