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Coyote lassoed on Beacon Hill

By adamg on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 9:20am

The Boston Sun captures the moment when a Boston animal-control officer captured a coyote on Anderson Street for relocation to someplace a bit less urban; reports the sight of the beast startled even grizzled Beacon Hill residents who had grown used to other forms of wildlife, such as turkeys and owls.

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By anon on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 10:53am.

I hope Beacon Hill gets bombarded with rats more than ever before. Did they find its den?

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By Bob Leponge on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 10:05pm.

Why do you wish that on Beacon Hill? Do you somehow think that the neighborhood, rather than ciry animal control, made the decision to get rid of the coyote?

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By anon on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 1:26pm.

Why relocate the coyote, and not simply destroy it?

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By ScottB on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 2:56pm.

The coyote hasn't done anything wrong just by existing or finding its way to Beacon Hill. There are plenty of relatively wild places for it to live out its life so moving it there is more humane than destroying it.

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By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 3:33pm.

They'll make more.

Lots more.

Removing coyotes from an area results in increased numbers of pups until the space is refilled. https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/what-do-about-coyotes

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By Bob Leponge on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 10:10pm.

The phenomenon you cite only applies to animal populations living in habitats that inherently support their existence. Relocating a coyote that found its way to a place that doesn’t have enough food and shelter to support a coyote population, doesn’t open up space for more coyote pups.

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By downtown-anon on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 11:49am.

There is a substantial rat population in Beacon Hill. Maybe not a balanced diet, but it could support a family of coyotes.

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By Lee on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 6:59pm.

There are rat poison boxes all over Beacon Hill.
The Common and the Public Garden have plenty of available rats. Squirrels too.

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By Coyote137 on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 4:28pm.

That seems rather harsh!

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By Tim Mc. on Wed, 03/27/2024 - 8:56pm.

and not simply destroy it?

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By Don't Panic on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 12:20am.

I believe this coyote is a relative of the Volunteer Yacht Club coyote in Lynn.

Brahmins do love their aquatic activities. They're probably cousins.

Someone should really reprimand that cheeky constable. /s

https://www.universalhub.com/2020/darn-acme-boats-never-go-when-you-want...

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