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Originally Posted by bluedonna92
Please don't shoot the coyote! Most likely, if coyotes are truly hated where you live, someone else will do it for you.
Coyotes are part of the food chain and without them we'd probably have a terrible rodent problem. Do you want the countryside to look like the NYC subways?
We can't keep randomly killing animals just because they bother us.. there has to be an eco method that will stabilize the natural food chain. In the meantime, there's no reason why you shouldn't cover up that den & keep them out of your yard.
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I understand how you feel. If it was a native species I might agree with you. I feel much the same about wolves and panthers and other natural predators. Coyotes however are not a native species. If one of them threatened one of my pets or a child I would not hesitate to shoot it. You may think it cruel but some of us are very protective of our pets. To us, adopting a pet means a serious responsibility. We feed and protect them.
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Originally Posted by Tommo
Let's see...
Coyotes are natural to the area. House cats are not natural to the area.....
Looks like humans screwed up again!
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Coyotes are not native to Florida. I do agree that humans screw up quite a lot when it comes to wildlife and native inhabitants. Florida has a growing problem with pythons and other non-native predators that have been introduced into the ecosystem. By humans. Seems that if we aren't driving animals to extinction then we're spreading them where they shouldn't be to the detriment of native animals.