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I’m the one with the idea that they don’t kill people. You’re the one who kills them because they are predators of livestock, which is what the article is abou

I’m the one with the idea that they don’t kill people. You’re the one who kills them because they are predators of livestock, which is what the article is about.

jessaustin 7y ago
Sorry about that; I'm not sure why that pinged my sarcasm meter. Of course you're right, that killing coyotes to preserve livestock (even though I'm not really sure how effective any particular coyote death is for that) is similar to killing wolves for the same reason. If there is a difference, it is that wolves seem to be a threatened species wherever they appear, while coyotes are about as endangered as squirrels. I don't particularly care about anyone's pets, but if they want to get rid of coyotes in a city to protect pet cats I don't see the problem. If they wanted to encourage coyotes to control feral cats that would be fine too. I assure you that I don't "fear" coyotes (or wolves for that matter, when I've been in wolf areas) as if they were a threat to my own life. I don't think "mortal fear" is a factor in anyone's thinking about coyotes? There may be something to TFA's claims that this is a factor with respect to wolves...