Feds hold off on decision on whether to kill Discovery Park coyote
The Discovery Park coyote is free to roam for another week or so without fear of being shot or trapped after it touched off a battle among residents, park advocates, city officials and the U.S. Navy.
Ken Gruver, assistant state director of wildlife services for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Monday that his agency has agreed to hold off on any action until meeting with Seattle officials, maybe next week.
But Gruver said he is convinced the coyote is a real concern and that something will have to be done soon.
“He is getting real bold. He has killed a cat and injured a dog. He has less fear of humans than we like to see. It is at the point were it becomes a human health issue,” said Gruver.
Last week, the Agriculture Department approved the use of leg traps to catch the coyote. But worries about park visitors accidentally stepping in them, even though the traps were on private property, led to their removal. Over the weekend, Navy officials were talking about shooting the coyote, stirring city officials to action… [more]
I mean, around here it’s bang-bang problem solved. Of course, we value our pets and livestock more than we value rabid scavenger predator vermin.
Whereas, in WA, they elect that kind of thing to public office!!!
A coyote ties them up in knots!
Last year it was a raccoon (a big, scary one) that shut down WA Gov Gagme’s office (everyone was afraid to come to work, especially Christine).
Imagine the social collapse due in Seattle when their beloved wolves show up and start prowling neighborhoods and school yards. Will the PETA peops throw their own children to the wolves in a spirit of inter-species cooperation?