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Title: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Wrightwood on Aug 01, 03, 02:25:47 PM

Tom Chester has an excellent page of information on Coyotes on his San Gabriel Mountains web page.
http://www.tchester.org/sgm/lists/coyote_attacks.html

Here's a few recent photos of a healthy Wrightwood Coyote.

(http://WWW.incidentcontrol.com/nature/coyote7_31_03s.JPG)

(http://WWW.incidentcontrol.com/nature/coyote7_31_03u.JPG)


(http://WWW.incidentcontrol.com/nature/coyote7_31_03v.JPG)

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: LasPulgas on Aug 01, 03, 03:10:24 PM

As Steve Irwin says:  "Wot a little beauty!"    8)

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Mountain_Witch on Aug 01, 03, 03:14:46 PM

Great shots!
He's a very handsome coyote and he has the dreamiest eyes or maybe he was in the middle of trying to lock in on a ground squirrel.

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: rmekemson on Aug 02, 03, 02:45:07 AM

Those are great shots!  I'd have to agree he looks mighty healthy.  In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say he had been down and had a bath and manicure.  Great looking animal.  Don't you just dig the intensity of his eyes?  They kind of remind me of the look on the lovely Mrs. Fudd's face when she comes after me.  However I'm sure the coyote is much more humane.

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Asterix on Aug 02, 03, 07:01:28 AM

Great shots! Here is some tidbits on Coyote Conservation [smiley=user.gif]
Coyotes have long been one of the most controversial of all non-game animals. Agricultural interests have urged its control by whatever means necessary so that actual and potential livestock losses may be eliminated. Since 1891, when the first programs aimed at control were begun in California, nearly 500,000 Coyotes have been reported destroyed at a cost of an estimated $30 million of the taxpayers' money.

Environmentalists firmly believe that the Coyotes are necessary to preserve the balance of nature. Some sportsmen feel the Coyote is responsible for the declines in game species. Biologists agree that individual animals preying on livestock and poultry should be destroyed but that the species as a whole is not necessarily harmful, because much of its diet is made up of destructive rodents. Biologists also agree that Coyote populations have no lasting effects on other wildlife populations. So the controversy rages on.

Coyotes have recently been classified as non-game animals in California and may be taken throughout the year under the authority of a hunting license. Meanwhile, despite the constant hunting and intensive efforts to reduce the Coyote population, on a quiet night the song of the "Little Wolf" may still be heard throughout the Desert Southwest.

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: rmekemson on Aug 02, 03, 08:36:19 AM

You know, there is something surreal, romantic and haunting about the calls of the coyotes.  Can't you just picture yourself sitting around a campfire and listening to their calls?

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: oldsub on Aug 02, 03, 09:59:14 AM

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: bigpines on Aug 05, 03, 01:41:12 AM

The statistics are interesting.  I know of a 4 year old boy in the hospital today after being attacked by a coyote at the golf course at Spring Valley Lake.  He was bitten 16 times in the face and neck.  He will be ok, thank goodness, but too scarey.  

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: rmekemson on Aug 05, 03, 03:31:45 AM

I saw the article this morning on the on-line version of the Daily Press.  Unfortunately it didn't go into the details of what possibly prompted the attack.  I hope this doesn't result in a negative backlash against all coyotes.  

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Wrightwood on Aug 05, 03, 04:09:30 AM

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Mountain_Witch on Aug 05, 03, 06:38:45 AM

The way I see it, the chances of an attack happening like this are about the same as a child getting attacked by a stray or ferrel dog.

Young children should always be supervised closely in any outdoor situation.

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Pine_Nut on Aug 05, 03, 06:57:34 AM

This is sad for both the coyote and the child...but at that age the father should have been keeping a more watchful eye on him in the first place. He's just darn lucky he didn't turn around and catch Jr. playing with a rattle snake.
It makes me wonder how far away the child was from the father. Not keeping a constant eye on one so young can really have bad outcomes...kidnappings happen most right behind a parents back.
So I just hope that this story don't cause paranoid parents to catch the "Dingo is going to eat my baby" syndrome to where they just start offing any and all the coyotes.  :-/

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Wrightwood on Dec 15, 03, 07:29:36 AM

This photo was taken this morning near the NatureCam.
I believe it's the same coyote above with a beautiful winter coat.

(http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/nature/coyote2.JPG)

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Snowbird on Dec 15, 03, 09:04:48 AM

Great shot, WW!

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Nazcar on Dec 15, 03, 09:28:35 AM

That is one beautiful animal!  :)

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Wrightwood on Dec 15, 03, 10:21:33 AM

What's really interesting about coyotes that I've observed is that sometimes the slightest noise or movement and their gone. There's been plenty of times i've attempted to quietly open a door to get a camera shot and they hear the door open from hundreds of feet away and are gone.

This time I stayed indoors and shot the pictures through a dirty, tinted, double pane door and was 175 feet from the animal.

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Chesslike on Dec 15, 03, 11:32:47 PM

Nice picture! By his size and fullness he looks almost wolf- like and very healthy.

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: Nolena on Dec 16, 03, 12:51:03 AM

He sure looks healthy. What a beautiful coat!  :)

Title: Re: Wrightwood Coyotes
Post by: betsylou on Dec 23, 03, 12:56:50 PM

Okay, I must admit this is a truly beautiful animal.
I also must admit you have helped me to figure out
why these lovely creatures have taken 2 of my family
pets...one 10 year old cat and one 3 year old cat.
This is in just the last month or so...the FIRES!  The
huge fires in the San Bernardino forests all around us
were so badly burnt and so were many little creatures.
I should have known better than to let my cats out,
night or day.  I know now to keep my cats in, I just
love them all too much.  And these coyotes are hungry,
if they are going after little children. Those who remain
letting their cats out need to think about this one.
Happy Holidays everyone and God Bless (even the
coyotes!)