Submitted by D_is_for_Doomsayer t3_zi93of in WorcesterMA
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[deleted] t1_izryrdg wrote
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D_is_for_Doomsayer OP t1_izt6q7i wrote
For folks who are concerned, not here to make fun of you, but seriously: They're everywhere, every night. For every one you see, there are a dozen you don't. Keep yourselves and your pets safe, but also know that they've always been here.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/10/24/coyote-population-isnt-growing-in-mass-theyre-just-more-visible
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.
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.
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.
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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[deleted] t1_izt01ro wrote
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A_Man_Who_Writes t1_iztaifd wrote
Completely agree
SmartSherbet t1_iztijte wrote
Coyotes belong here and don't cause problems for anybody.
Outlander_ t1_izurzsz wrote
I’ve seen them over in the neighborhood by the Ecotarium.
sloppyredditor t1_izsd0p6 wrote
North of West Boylston we got coydogs...and they get BIG.
justinator5 t1_iztiedf wrote
Are those wolf/coyote mix? I’ve seen some that really looked like wolves, but I don’t think wolves are too common around here. They were definitely bigger than a coyote. I was terrified man 😂
CoolAbdul t1_izx1iji wrote
dog-coyote mix
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sevencityseven t1_izsdc34 wrote
We have one that walks around during the day. I was about 8 feet from it - sick looking. Animal control does not do anything. Saw the news the other day 3 year old taken and beaten off by the father in California… makes you wonder.
littlepebble5 t1_izsidzj wrote
In Holden not far from the Worcester line here - - we have seen them crossing the (very busy) road late at night patrolling the neighborhood.
Ok_Fox_1770 t1_izsu90y wrote
Hide ya cats inside!
moisheah t1_izt96ez wrote
East side got ‘em. Hear them just about every night. The video from CA with the kid getting snatched was frightening.
justinator5 t1_izti3ra wrote
Fishing spot I go to in Oxford/Auburn has some big ones around. I’ve been alone a few times and seen/heard them run by, sometimes scarily close. I think they might be a mix because a couple of them really looked like wolves 😳
SmartSherbet t1_iztisg3 wrote
There is an ecological niche for a large canid predator in New England. With plenty of deer and other prey, wolves would do well here if we let them. Since we killed them all off, coyotes are gradually becoming more like wolves. Pretty cool evolutionary process playing out right before our eyes.
CoolAbdul t1_izx1gf3 wrote
Could black bears fill that role?
NotARobotDefACyborg t1_izu2o20 wrote
Worcester, Sterling, Fitchburg...
OtterlyFoxy t1_izsn6g1 wrote
Haven’t seen one in Worcester but I did see one on 495 driving back from a concert in Lowell
CoolAbdul t1_izx16xb wrote
Centipedes...??
KCC416 t1_izqkni0 wrote
More toward paxton/airport and more towards West Boylston