A concerned West Roxbury citizen took a look out his or her back window and suddenly needs advice from 311:
My three year old granddaughter likes to play on the deck at ten in the morning while I watch her through the screen-doors/window. Is it better for her to always play inside now?
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02467 is Brookline
By anon
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 1:26pm
not Boston.
See below ...
By adamg
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 5:17pm
It extends into Boston.
Chestnut Hill?
By Michael K.
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 1:55pm
When did Chestnut Hill become part of Boston? or is 311 for suburbs as well?
One of those oddities of life
By adamg
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 5:14pm
But the Chestnut Hill Zip code does extend into Boston - all the way to VFW Parkway (see this page about the West Roxbury Bruegger's, and this page about the Harvard Vanguard clinic that used to be in West Roxbury but which is now in "Chestnut Hill" even though it's in the same exact place).
311 turned into a parental
By Kinopio
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 2:04pm
311 turned into a parental advice column so gradually that I didn't even notice.
Her granddaughter is kinda funny looking.
By Pete Nice
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 2:27pm
But no, don't bring her inside to play. Not a good idea.
All the better
By Sock_Puppet
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 3:00pm
To hear you with, Grandpa
Don't be like Martha
By Neal
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 6:35pm
Martha brought in what she thought was a stray dog. It wasn't a stray dog.
[youtube=560x340]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMnm0BQtwQ[/youtube]
Wrong Animal
By R Hookup
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 2:47pm
She's thinking of dingoes, not coyotes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/world/australia...
"Is it better..."
By lbb
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 3:15pm
It's better for you (and your neighbors) to refrain from doing things that attract coyotes in bold daylight. This includes: leaving garbage or pet food out, having bird feeders where seed ends up scattered on the ground (which attract squirrels, which attract coyotes), having an open compost pile, letting pets run around loose, and saying "Oh look a coyote" and taking pictures instead of scaring them off.
I agree with cleaning up your
By cinnamngrl
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 4:53pm
I agree with cleaning up your property. Garbage and edible stuff is the main attraction. I would walk the property and make sure there is nothing that could be a den. Impenetrable underbrush, etc.
What is this about having to scare them off? Am I negligent if I just ignore them? My little dog is definitely bait size, but I that's why she stays on leash.
If you want your property coyote free, then you need a 6 foot fence that goes down at least a foot into the ground. I am not sure that driving coyotes away generates actual fear.
More Cowbell
By SwirlyGrrl
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 8:53pm
Just put a cowbell outside with a mechanism that allows you to reach out and ring it.
By coyote!
Scaring them off
By lbb
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 8:52am
By "scaring them off", I mean giving them the clear idea that they should avoid humans. Making noise, etc. Here's the thing: when wild animals become habituated to human presence, it usually doesn't end well for them. So, it doesn't matter if it "generates actual fear", as long as they know that to avoid humans. Otherwise...there are a lot of sad stories. Do the coyotes a favor, don't try to be friends with them.
Also, don't leave your
By baustin
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 8:44pm
Also, don't leave your delicious children on the deck.
And be sure to bury those ACME catalogs
By roadman
Thu, 05/16/2019 - 12:57pm
in the bottom of the recycling bin so they won't be noticed.
The citizens of Pawnee
By mangycougar
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 3:17pm
have spoken once again.....
they are not scared
By Bobp
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 3:37pm
One in my yard barely moved when confronted.
They have been conditioned to humans.
so far no human attacks, but it is still dangerous.
How about reading some of the
By anon
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 4:05pm
How about reading some of the billions of recent articles on what to do? Go make a lot of noise. Spray them with a hose. Yell. Scream. Make yourself big and scary!
There - all done now.
Put that double barrel shotgun and fire two blasts" - Joe Biden
By O-FISH-L
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 5:36pm
"Put that double barrel shotgun and fire two blasts" - Joe Biden
Yes. Glad you asked.
By Keiko
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 6:26pm
She should be inside with you, since you can't be bothered to actually be with your three year old granddaughter while she plays outside.
Kill them
By Lanny Budd
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 6:43pm
Put a bounty on these vermin. You people who get a misty-eyed over these nonindigenous pests are going to get children killed sooner or later.
coyotes are indigenous
By cinnamngrl
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 7:15pm
Only 2 confirmed deaths are attributed to coyotes. We need to stop destroying the balance of nature and then question why we have real vermin like rats and pigeons.
But what about all the
By baustin
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 8:47pm
But what about all the unconfirmed deaths? DUN DUN DUNNNN!
one
By cinnamngrl
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 1:10pm
According to Wikipedia there is one unconfirmed death from 1929.
You again
By SwirlyGrrl
Tue, 05/14/2019 - 8:55pm
They are filling an ecologic niche. You won't eliminate them. The more you hunt, the more pups they have. Also, bears.
Take your hopalong fantasies out to somewhere people might listen. It won't make them factual reality, but you might feel better in the company of people as stubbornly fact-resistant as you are.
collateral damage
By Spillbot XL5
Wed, 05/15/2019 - 8:27am
Yeah, despite being illegal, shooting firearms in residential areas is hazardous to residents, perhaps children.
Poison? Trap and beat with clubs or stab while in the cage with spears?
Go for it.
But look out for the vigilantes.
You're just lucky the TLF is not allied with coyote/coy wolf militant organizations.
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