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In wildlife news today, Camilla Fox of Project Coyote provides some background material on learning to coexist with coyotes in Central California (or indeed, anywhere); while coyote attacks in a Colorado area are considered normal for that part of the country by wildlife officials. An Arkansas skunk trapper was attacked by a hungry coyote; and a cautionary tale from Alabama about an encounter with a coyote that resulted in rabies shots for the dog owner underscores the importance of not getting bitten in the first place! Having killed 29 livestock in Oregon, a pair of wolves is being hunted by wildlife officials; and an animal that was found dead in a Texas barn may actually be an extremely rare Chupacabra. In order to limit the spread of disease, Wisconsin has imposed restrictions on moving deer carcasses within that state; followed by some advice to plant lovers faced with plant predators, like deer, provided in an ABC news story. A deer struck by a car flew into the windshield of another vehicle, killing a six-year-old occupant; but Maryland officials reported that there has been a decrease in deer-auto collisions in townships where an urban deer hunt was conducted each year. A Virginia community is debating the merits of urban deer hunting after complaints by homeowners about vegetation damage and concerns about deer tick-borne Lyme disease. A 34-year-old grizzly bear had to be put down at a zoo in Idaho due to health problems; but residents of a village in Kashmir, India, chased a black bear out of their town and killed it in the nearby forest. After a rabid raccoon was found in one North Carolina community, health officials alerted residents; and a rabid skunk got into a pen with a puppy elsewhere in that state, forcing the puppy owner to have the dog euthanized; while a New York County has reported four animals, each representing a different species, who have been diagnosed with rabies. Homeowners in a Nebraska community are on edge after reports of a cougar in the area; but an outdoorsman from Central California points out that news of cougars in their area is nothing new, that they've been there for years. Two stories from Colorado: more details on a cougar attack over the weekend are provided by the first article; followed by a story in which a backpacker provides some tips on surviving an encounter with a cougar. A cougar prowling a Seattle suburb has been spotted again; but wildlife officials say they're ready to collar it the next time it's seen. The Caribbean island of Grenada has reinstated hunting season after a moratorium. And finally, an article from Virginia hails back to a time when the state would actually pay a bounty for the scalps of wildlife considered to be vermin, including hawks!
Learning to coexist with coyotes
Wildlife officers downplay coyote attacks in Frisco
Coyote Attacks Man in Fort Smith Backyard
Rabid Coyotes And Flu Shots
Kill order placed on Ore. wolves killing livestock
"Chupacabra" Found Dead in Texas Barn; the Video Link
New Restrictions on Movement of Deer Carcasses from CWD Zone
Flower Bulbs Make a `Box Lunch' for Garden Pests
Flying Deer Kills 6-Year-Old Boy in Bizarre Traffic Accident
Deer-vehicle collisions in Montgomery continue to decline
Bow Hunt for Deer Debated in Leesburg
Zoo officials euthanize grizzly bear
Black bear killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Rabid raccoon found in Hope Mills
Skunk Confirmed With Rabies in Sherrills Ford
Rabid animals found in Genesee County
Elm Creek Residents Report Mountain Lion
Lake County home to healthy big cat population
Family believes mountain lion attacked horse
What to do if you meet a mountain lion
Magnolia residents: There's a huge cougar roaming here
Wildlife Agents Ready If Cougar Is Spotted Again
Grenada opens hunting season
Cash for hawk scalps was a popular program
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