Thursday, January 31, 2013
About 150 people gathered at the Church of the Epiphany outside Decatur to talk about ways to control the coyote problem.
Three speakers talked about the metro Atlanta coyote problem Tuesday night at the Church of the Epiphany. Mary A. Paglieri, a consultant with the Little Blue Society in the San Francisco area, a group that specializes in human-animal conflict resolution, said behavior modification is the only way to go. "They will avoid things that are pretty much new," she said. "If they come into your back yard frequently, you need to modify your habitat. ... You start with the minimum of scare tactics and you escalate." That could be done through scent, loud noises, shooting paintballs and moving large objects around, she said. Even parking a truck in a path habitually taken by coyotes will make them change their movements, she said. Eradicating …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The meeting will be held at the Church of the Epiphany at the corner of East Lake Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue.
Friday, January 25, 2013
The meeting will be held at the Church of the Epiphany.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The meeting will be held at the Church of the Epiphany at the corner of East Lake Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue.
People are talking about coyotes again. At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Druid Hills Civic Association will hold a meeting for intown Atlanta communities like Decatur that are affected by these wild canine creatures. The meeting will be held in the parish hall at the Church of the Epiphany at 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave., just outside the Decatur city limits. The speakers will include: Decatur neighborhoods have complained about coyotes for years. The last flurry of complaints came in late 2011 after a resident of the East Parkwood Road neighborhood saw a coyote snatch her cat off the front porch. Decatur officials adhere to the live-and-let-live philosophy with coyotes, saying eradication only allows new groups of coyotes to move in. …
Monday, April 16, 2012
A 40-pound, 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix sustained three deep gashes -- under her rib cage, on her right hip and on her rear.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
“What we’re talking about is killing. We’re not talking about hunting. We need to take these animals out any way we can.”
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
“As urban areas have encroached on them, the coyotes have expanded their range. They’re not new – they’ve been here the whole time.”
Friday, March 2, 2012
Berry College professor will speak at the March 7 event.
Coyotes have been a recurring topic of public conversation lately. If you still want to know more, you should attend a March 7 forum at the Fernbank Science Center on "Fact and Fiction: Can Coyotes and Humans Coexist?" Speakers will be Dr. Chris Mowry, a coyote researcher and chairman of the Berry College biology department, and Dr. Larry Wilson, Fernbank ecologist. The event starts at 7 p.m. at Fernbank, 156 Heaton Park Drive, Atlanta. For a close-up look at the coyote problem, check out the story that ran few days ago in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution with the headlne, "Coyotes Go From Predator To Prey." The story by Mark Davis focuses on trapper Chip Elliott, who has spoken to several groups in Decatur. The story follows him as he …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
An experienced coyote trapper told a small crowd of Decatur and Druid Hills residents that trapping coyotes would restore their fear of humans, but would never eliminate the animals from the area.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Trapping urban coyotes is an effective way to remove nuisance animals and instill fear in the creatures, but won't eliminate the predators from an area, an experienced coyote trapper told a small crowd of Decatur and Druid Hills residents Tuesday night. Trapper Chip Elliot, owner of Atlanta Wildlife Relocator, said metro Atlanta "is never going to be clear of coyotes ever again. They're here to stay." Tuesday's meeting at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was organized by Decatur resident Christy Bosarge, whose cat was attacked and killed by coyotes, and the Druid Hills Civic Association, which is monitoring residents' concerns about coyotes. Bosarge has been alarmed about the threat coyotes pose to humans since the normally nocturnal …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Public invited to meeting at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany.
The Decatur City Commission held a lengthy discussion about coyotes back in early December, but residents clearly want to keep talking about the problem. They've called a community meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany at 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave. The subject is "The Pros and Cons of Trapping Coyotes." Professional trapper Chip Elliot will speak. The public is invited. Residents have complained for years, but recently they say coyotes are becoming more aggressive. At the Dec. 5 city commission meeting, Christy Bosarge described watching a coyote grab the family cat from her front porch. She urged the city to become proactive in dealing with coyotes, saying, “If we don’t put the fear back into the coyotes they …
Tom Meyer
10:58 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Actually, Jim Miller, you've quoted two different people. Your first "she" is Mary Paglieri who says a stable population is the most effective birth control. The second quote you attribute to "She" is from Christy Borsage, whose presumably out door cat was killed by a coyote. Regarding cats killed by coyotes as a rational to kill coyotes... how many birds are killed every year by these outdoor … more ›