Comments on: COYOTE ALERT!!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:12:27 +0000

Don,
I agree with you about the roosters being removed, that is ridiculous, but you don’t need to start calling anyone a moron. Coyotes aren’t just harmful to animals, they are harmful to humans (particularly toddlers) as well. Coyotes are disgusting animals, and that’s just it, they’re animals, we are humans….so if we decide to build here, we should have the right and we should have the right to control these filthy, no good coyotes.

By: Don

Don — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:13:02 +0000

To the Yorba Linda (edited);
We have been living here together with the coyotes for years. We developed homes on the land they have inhabited for centuries. Pull your head out and be responsible with your pets ! It’s your responsibility. The fact is that there is still some country left and the coyotes are a part of it. If you don’t like it, move to a city with no hills and wildlife ! Don’t you even think of harming even one coyote. The new residents from who knows where have already eliminated the roosters from the Rockin T Ranch because tey didn’t like the noise. Give me a break !

By: vicki

vicki — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:27:13 +0000

I totally agree with you… If people would not leave their pets outside this would not be a problem.. someone left her small dog outside not once but twice & both dogs were taken by cototes..If the Realtors that Buy & Sell homes in Yorba Linda give each person through Escrow A warning letter about how to live with & among wildlife here, it will help with all the sadness when someones pet is taken away! Also I’ve notice an increase in rabbits in our area… never a problem before this year.. I’m thinking it could be from the killing of the coyotes in the area…Just a thought!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:26:02 +0000

We will continue to have these attacks until all food sources are eliminated. Residents need to step up and make major changes! People continue to leave rabbits in the yard–not to mention the wild rabbits, small dogs outside unattended, cats outside, cat, dog and rabbit food left outside, overly full trash cans with lids that are propped open, grease from BBQ’s on the ground, dirty BBQ’s….these are all HUGE attractants to coyotes. We have lived here in YL for 25 years and have been aware of the coyote problem the entire time….this is not a new problem or threat by any means, but it is becoming more prevalent since their hunting grounds are being taken away by development and fire. We have seen them at 8:00 in the morning walking up the sidewalk while kids are walking to school, at 10:00 in the morning in our backyard, and we have witnessed them “walking fences” at 4:00 in the afternoon. We have also seen one jump to the top of an 8 ft. fence like it was nothing, balance there looking in the yard while its pack waited about 30 feet way, jump down and do the same thing to the next house, and so on down the line. We have heard them howling right outside our bedroom window in the middle of the night. We live by Rose Drive School, so we’re not in an extremely rural area. They will travel for MILES hunting prey, and are very smart and aggressive, so we need to be proactive by educating ourselves about coyotes, and more aggressive with the steps we take to protect our family and pets. That includes discussions with neighbors about small outdoor pets, IMO. No matter what YOU do, if your neighbor lets their cats/rabbits roam,small dogs in the yard by themselves, etc., etc., coyotes will be in your neighborhood on a regular basis.

By: Jan Horton

Jan Horton — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:23:09 +0000

Rebecca, I am sorry to hear about your pet rabbits. You are correct, the coyotes are becoming more aggressive and comfortable around humans. At the Java with Jan I hosted last friday, Orange County Animal Control came and did a presentation on how to deal with the coyotes. I have added a new post to this web site to help everyone know what to do to protect our pets and community from the coyotes. Apparently, this is the season when the newly born pups are learning to hunt. We will continue to see pet attacks and will need to be extra cautious for our vulnerable pets. To view the newest post, go to: http://www.horton4yl.com/community-news/java-with-jan-coyote-discussion/

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:28:17 +0000

I live near Lakeview and YL Blvd. At about 3pm a coyote grabbed my rabbit out of my front yard in front of neighbors and their small kids. The same coyote is huge and has been spotted on our street four times. That night I secured my rabbit hutch very well to make sure bunny #2 would not die. When I turned around to go inside the same coyote was staring at me and watching while I secured the hutch. It was pretty creepy. I chased him down the street, but they are so fast I lost sight of it. The bunny slept inside that night. Today I went to the hutch and found that the coyote chewed through the bunjy cord, succeeded at moving the heavy hutch a foot from the wall and was able to open the top (which is VERY heavy) and snatch the rabbit. I’m bummed. They are getting too bold and they have been known to kill toddlers. Something needs to be done about this and I will try to kill that coyote myself.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:29:54 +0000

June 2, 2010. Around 6am, My husband went for a run to the park veteran’s park /memorail and a coyote hidden by the beisball field (veteran’s park) started falling him.. eventually, the coyote started running after my husband.. he was amazed that the coyote was not scared and followed him all the way to the house in Orange and Valleyview.

By: Wynn Kamen

Wynn Kamen — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:53:41 +0000

We are seeing more and more coyotes in our yard than pror to the fire. The city should have some resposibility to the people of Yorba Linda regarding the safety of being in our our yards or trails.. It’s sad to think that only something will be done when someone gets hurt or killed by one of these wild animals.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:58:32 +0000

oh yeah what is the so called “yorba linda city council” going to do about?

By: S. Smith

S. Smith — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:07:37 +0000

My neighbor was recently walking his Irish setter in the late afternoon on a walkway between Dominguez Ranch and Yorba Ranch boulevards when 3 coyotes came out of the shrubbery and faced them. He turned and ran home with his dog. This has become an unsafe residential area!