There's a ton of coyotes where I live. I always am trying to tell people to keep their cats inside. The coyotes have learned that cats are pretty tasty
Maybe bringing their cats inside to avoid coyotes will also help to reduce how many birds that cats kill annually. Currently they kill ~ 1 billion birds a year
@@tylerhawley2106 And yet they still have a negligible impact on the wild bird populations. In fact, I would say that many small bird populations in Chicago are doing rather well, since cats only catch the weakest and sickest birds. Cats are not hunting the geese, ravens, swans, eagles, cardinals, blue jays, egrets, grouse, and hawks. And they have been powerless against the parakeet invasion in SE Chicago.
We have many coyotes here in Tucson, and very few of them are interested in people or their garbage. I saw three rather large ones last week with cinnamon colored fur . . . gorgeous! 😎
With coyotes, bobcats and owls, stray pets in my area of the Phoenix suburbs are rare. Just wish they'd do a better job on the tree rats and pigeons. I work a lot of nights outdoors and have got to see them in action. Have yet to get a decent video.
@@jol1958 I'm close enough to the foothills that the "tree rats" and pigeons are absent. And I think the local badass bobcats took care of all the feral cats too. Desert critters are not to be messed with!
I was walking with my spouse and child in the morning in LA, and along come a coyote just walks right next to us and just continues moving. Kind of glances at us but just keeps on moving, access if nothing was wrong.
I love that the coyotes are here in Chicago. I saw one late one night around the corner from my condo once. That means they're here peacefully coexisting in my neighborhood. Awesome!
I’ve noticed coyotes in my county recently too (suburban though it is). It’s amazing how adaptable these coyotes seem to be. Just makes me worry for any neighborhood cats and dogs that may cross their paths tho.
I have had close encounters with coyotes on hikes over the years. I have felt startled but never actually threatened or frightened by them. I have however felt threatened and frightened by some humans over the years. On the whole I'd rather encounter a coyote out at 3am than a strange human. Sad to say.
During the "lock down" the 'yotes were so relaxed, they were very casually cruising the streets of the LA basin. It was kinda surreal, seeing 'em wandering Imperial Hwy! They practically had the streets to themselves! It was just them and us homeless!
I love that my city is doing this! I spotted a coyote the other night by Morgan and Fulton. I thought it was a lost dog but it ignored me and kept walking.
Nifty episode! Animals will find ways to live, that's just how nature is - adapt or die really is accurate. I think it's a great thing that we humans are working to make spaces within our cities for the wild creatures. Such spaces will be better for us humans too! More green in the city is good for everyone!
I grew up in Pasadena (California near Los Angeles), in a neighborhood next the mountains. I use to ride my bike at night, for exercise. I felt safer when I DID see coyotes, as they never bothered me. The few times, they seemed to trail me, I just turned towards them, and stood my ground. Sometime I'd advanced towards them, until the ran off. When I did NOT see any, that's when I got a bit nervous. Not from the coyotes, but from mountain lions, which have been spotted there, too. About 20 years ago, I spotted a coyote near Cal Tech. That's miles away from the mountain wilderness, occupied in between, by paved roads, closely spaced residential house, and suburban businesses. No open space for wildlife.
We're taking over their territory. What do we expected? You're a good example, though, that humans can do both if we try. Obviously, you managed to stay safe from both coyotes and cougars. I know this isn't always an option, especially for humans living in rural areas, but since it is us encroaching on their territory, it does feel like we should be the ones trying to respect their space. Hopefully in a way that keeps all of us safe.
I live in the San Fernando Valley, surrounded on all sides by miles of houses, apartments, commercial buildings, and pavement. I've seen coyotes on the street outside my house, and on the grounds of the VA hospital near by. On my street, I've only seen them at night, but at the VA, I've seen them in broad daylight, waiting alertly by gopher holes, and apparently teaching their young to do so. I wonder how many feral mutts have coyote ancestry.
@@miguelorozco6138 That's good. I don't know the area at all, so I assumed there were cars and what not nearby, and obviously puppies are not as safe as grown coyotes around humans. I'm glad its a safe area for them. I would be worried about pups in cities more than grown coyotes.
i saw a pack of coyotes in boca ciega park at dusk. i was walking out and they crossed the road right in front of me but seemed to not mind me. you can actually hear coyotes howling at night in that area. kinda spooky.
I learned when living in a semi-country/suburban area to not kill certain wildlife. For example what we call a black snake came into our garage. It scared me thought of killing it, but when I googled, found not poisonous and mice/rats one of their fav foods. I had an issue with mice so I decided to let him live in my garage. We would walk by him and say hi. 🤣 My dog who was known to kill wildlife even would just look at him as if he knew this guy is ok. Never had a mice problem again!
I would see them nightly working at a fertilizer plant in Central California and they wouldn't bother us at all. I had times a whole pack walked right by me 30ft away and they just left me alone. I wouldn't say they were friendly but they definitely didn't want to attack me even though I was alone in the middle of the field at 3am
One of the coyote's diet, hares are also sprouting in major cities. This could also be a drive that coyotes are only following their prey and find out that house cats are much easier prey but also community ducks as well
Railroad lines act as a game trail for wild animals to make it into urban areas; rail lines are usually wooded on either side which makes them perfect for animals to use. I would see deer, coyote, wild turkey, and other wild animals all the time in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Even in this video you can see a train.
The Milwaukee River and lake front have some really good urban forest and nature trails. Makes for great wildlife habitats. I live in the city but still come across wild turkey, deer, and coyotes in my neighborhood
I SO admire coyotes! So smart, survivors. About 20 years ago a coyote walked into a Quiznos (sandwich shop) in Denver a couple of blocks from the state capitol! Somehow, best as I recall, customers and staff got out of there and animal control came in. I live just north of Austin, TX in a typical suburban neighborhood. Since I have no pets, I'd be delighted to have coyote neighbors.
I have seen coyotes, red and grey foxes in Chicago. I've even photographed a red fox in my yard on the North side. They have a decent rodent population to feed on.
The year that coyotes moved into west Los Angeles, the rat population skyrocketed because they ate Ferrell cats as well as rats. Coyote eats maybe one or two rats, a day but a cat colony can eat a dozen or more. The following spring the Ferrell cat population bounced back and they must have gotten better at avoiding the coyotes now all is in balance and the rats are back to lower levels.
Cities act as a filter to the previous wildfire residing their, what was the big animals and the top members (Wolves and Bison) of the food chain can't reside their, so the smaller middle men in the food chain like Coyotes and Deer thrive.
Coyotes are above bison on the food chain ( 2nd only to wolves and puma ). Predators are at the top. Deer are well below coyotes. Pumas are large apex predators, like wolves, and they hang out on the periphery of towns. It's not simply about position on the food chain. It's often about how much humans tolerate or kill them or their food sources or predators.
Interesting, but at the same time, I've known for a long time there's foxes living in European cities, that are generally denser than American ones (less suburban sprawl). Some will overthrow trash bins to feed but most hunt their usual preys, small rodents like mice and rats, that are just as common in cities as in rural areas. So no surprise that coyotes would live and thrive in cities as well.
So long as we continue to live on this planet, we will inevitably be living in other animals' spaces. When they say, "a black bear's territory" they don't mean that only a single black bear lives there and no other animals; that would be impossible. Territories naturally overlap for different species. We are not exempt from this phenomena. We have to expect that the homes we make are also homes to other animals. It's only natural.
Foxes yeah, they're very good at staying out of sight. You see a lot of things late at night/very early in the mornings when humans are asleep in a city. A few days ago I saw a huge hare jumping across the parking lot. I wonder where they hide during the day.
I think cities and their animal control people used to just kill them or drop them off far away from their homes (where, they'd probably die anyways). I think the current generation of animal control people are a bit more compassionate to feel more "Live and Let Live" towards coyotes
It's more than "compassionate" they can capture, sterilize and re-release where they were taken too so that the coyotes still can patrol "their territory" but they won't reproduce out of control.
So, sorry. In New Hampshire we have both and usually one or another will look into it. One of the Fish and Game officers grew up with my son and I've seen him in the news removing snakes from a home that were illegal. They even check out coyote problems or at least they did when I had my farm up north. I hope they change for you at some point. Good luck. (Edit-spelling)
...And Seattle. One or two appear in my back yard every year, right around spring and then again in the fall, before the first frost. ❄ Keep your small animals inside the house at night, people! If there's any lessons at all to be taken from this video, that's it. 👍
I see coyotes all the time in Portland Oregon, in my neighborhood at the park, they are everywhere, this was wonderful to watch, i had no idea chicago had so many as well
Unfortunately in downstate Illinois, we have coyote drives, where groups literally drive them out and kill them. I hate this, but you can't convince people who believe they will attack farm animals.
We had wild rabbits in our neighborhood until a Karen complained one too many times to the city and they came and trapped them all. Now the coyotes are eating the neighborhood pets and everyone is pissed but no one is talking about bringing back the rabbits. 😒
I live in a Dutch city of about 200,000 people and several species live in this city. Several species of birds of prey like buzzards, hawks. Foxes, rabbits, swans, geese, herons, kingfisher. My city is much greener than Chicago.
Since December 2020, there have been 45 reported attacks on humans in Vancouver's Stanley Park. There had only been eight coyote attacks on humans across the Lower Mainland of BC for the past 20 years. Officials have said for the past eight months that people feeding coyotes has contributed to the problem of the animals losing their fear of humans.
We have a family of possums that regularly visit our yard and we live in a small agricultural city of 65,000 in the San Joaquin Valley. Just outside the city I have friends that say they regularly get visits from coyotes and occasionally they will have a mountain lion come into their area.
A city like Chicago is perfect for wildlife. Chicago was historically nicknamed “Urbs in Horto” which translates from Latin to “City in a Garden.” The majority of Chicago streets have greenways and we have plenty of parks and abandoned lots, but more importantly, the abundance of railways funnel coyotes into the city. Once they're here they may not want to leave since there's plenty of prey and food in alleyways and plenty of space in the city since it was a city that used to have a lot more people and industry so there's tons of empty space.
They talked about the floating gardens as if it’s something new, there’s the Chinampas in Mexico City which literally have existed for millennia. I wouldn’t be surprised if the idea was borrowed from there. I think Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Triple Alliance(Aztec Empire), was a great example of a city space that was also a great habitat. I’m sure multiple other precolombian cities probably had similar approaches to city spaces
of course they didn’t invent it no 💩 sherlock, but nothing about what they said or even how they presented the concept at all implied that. you just want to put words in the mouths of ppl simply making an informative video because you have a pathological need to posture as more intelligent than you are
@@princssnasty Whats wrong with you? There’s no need to try to come off strong, comment warrior. 1. I want my people recognized 2. They presented it as a new thing that’s revolutionary, where it’s revolutionary and not new 3. I talked about how indigenous knowledge would have been a good topic in this video
@@emiliocarver2061 lmao they didn’t remotely imply that they invented it nor did they come within a hundred freakin lightyears of somehow ‘stealing credit’ from the multitude of civilizations who’d obviously done it before. you’re so desperate to flex that you have a fragment of basic urban history knowledge lmaooooo
@@princssnasty Youre just being rude, and I’m not quite sure why. Like did my comment really hurt your feelings that much? I might have to rewatch it but dude like cmon why are you so up in arms holy shit
@@emiliocarver2061 oh hun this is just stimulating procrastination to me, but you can just imagine i’m steaming mad and want to fight you or w/e if that’s easier for you
I dunno about "not being fed by humans" bit... I've seen plenty of cases of domestic cats being eaten by coyotes, and people continuing to put their cats outside despite it. Seems like a pretty easy and consistent source of food ya know?
I was in Boston siting on a bench in Postal Square when I noticed that everyone was looking in my direction. I looked behind me to find a turkey just standing right behind me. To be honest she jump scared me a little as I was on one of the low benches with the raised gardens behind them.
I could use more coyotes in my neighborhood near downtown Seattle. The damn bunnies and squirrels keep digging up my garden! In an attempt to attract coyotes to our neighborhood I'm adding in bushes and hiding spots for natural wildlife. This could backfire and spawn more bunnies tho haha
I understand that Chicago is a large city but there are several reports of various parts of it that are virtually wastelands, old industrial and residential estates that have been left behind, companies or people have moved on. It seems natural that native animals would move back into these deserted spaces.
In San Diego as far as Downtown there are Coyotes, Raccoons, and Opossums. Its crazy you’ll be eating tacos at a truck and then a coyote will show up like “gimme food”.
In the UK urban foxes are currently self domesticating. They found that being nice and friendly to humans gets them food and often scritches and a warm place to sleep in, quite similar to what happened to cats about 7000 years ago (Due to being island nations the UK and Ireland have been free from rabies for more than 150 years, so people don't have to worry about getting infected). Maybe this will happen with the urban coyotes as well.
I don't think I ever saw a coyote when I lived in Chicago, but I can totally believe there's a lot of them there. Along with squirrels I saw plenty of wild rabbits and occasionally opossums and raccoons, so plenty of prey. And the city is dense but with parks, forest preserves and empty industrial sites, there is a lot of room for them.
Used to see them by Midway all the time back in 2001. The factories near there have a lot of trees and green spaces nearby. They would chase pheasants up the trees in the area
I'm from Gdańsk and in my city there are a lot of boars. They are cool dudes. They thaught themselves to safly cross the street on pedestrian crossing and they even wait for green light.
I’m in DFW Texas and about 2 months ago I was awakened at 4am because 2 coyotes were fighting outside of my window. That was my first time seeing a coyote
We live in a suburban development that's aprx 40 to 50 years old. So, we have some mature trees , but lots of lawns that the residents are very *ahem* into . You know, the golf course type grass. Anyway, lots of bunnies and squirrels , so we have lots of foxes . First time I yheard one at night it freaked me out cuz I didn't realize that had such an odd voice . I've seen them when I drive home at night , trotting down the sidewalk with more purpose than most people. LOL!
Actually surprised you didn't show any of the coyote pack that lives in the area off Roosevelt and Clark where the 78 megadevolopment will be. I work right there and hear them all night long howling at ambulances.
@@the_rubbish_bin it's no harm , there's too many strays and ferals going around pissing , shitting , digging up flower beds and attacking songbirds . Hopefully the coyotes make a big dent in the cat population . I'm sure all the crazy cat ladies will have their knickers in a twist ...lol
@@kgkg-nk6rd We have a leash law that includes cats, partially for the protection of the birds. I don't feel bad for the crazy cat ladies. And they *do* get their knickers in a twist. If you want to have a cat, that's fine, but keep it indoors.
Coyotes are in Orange County also. Santa Ana has them, which was a shock to me. I almost didn’t believe it but people catch them on their Ring cameras and cats and dogs get killed.
The rabbit was like "hey I was here first!". Where I live we have rabbit infestations but no wolves or bears have dared moving close to a city. There have been cases of wolves roaming around nearby but that's very rare.
Illinois protects coyotes and severely limits deer hunting. The result is numerous deer / vehicle collisions costing millions in damage. In my area there used to be numerous pheasants and quail. As the coyotes increased in number they both disappeared as they are ground nesting birds. Yet the township still lets the weeds grow in the ditches claiming they’re needed for the pheasants and quail, that are gone, to nest in. Coyotes here have no natural predators to keep their numbers in check.
Squirrels, rabbits, mice, rats, and birds of all kinds are abundant in cities. I'm not surprised coyotes can hunt and thrive here. As long as they avoid humans there's tons to eat. We only really hear about them when they hunt small dogs, but there's plenty of other stuff to go after.
I used to live in North Seattle, North Beach, in a wooded area with many ravines, and saw lots of coyotes there. They would hang around the mailboxes for some reason, and once I saw one trotting up 28th ave NW, an arterial street. Now, oddly, I live out in the country and have never seen or heard coyotes here. Deer and racoons yes, but no coyotes. Maybe they know they are better off, foodwise, in cities.
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Just saw a coyote sprint in back of my condo building. They really must be smart if they understand traffic lights unlike some humans who don't.
lmao 😂😂😂😂😂
Not distracted by cell-phones.
ive seen one sitting in a turn lane late at night
My coy looked both way twice before crossing
Too bad coyotes see in black and white lol
There's a ton of coyotes where I live. I always am trying to tell people to keep their cats inside. The coyotes have learned that cats are pretty tasty
Maybe bringing their cats inside to avoid coyotes will also help to reduce how many birds that cats kill annually. Currently they kill ~ 1 billion birds a year
or hawks might snatch your puppies :(( i saw them flying in circles when my pup was running around in the lawn
@@tylerhawley2106 And yet they still have a negligible impact on the wild bird populations. In fact, I would say that many small bird populations in Chicago are doing rather well, since cats only catch the weakest and sickest birds. Cats are not hunting the geese, ravens, swans, eagles, cardinals, blue jays, egrets, grouse, and hawks. And they have been powerless against the parakeet invasion in SE Chicago.
Thanks for remind us...
I understand cats are not killed for food rather for territory.
I see coyotes all the time in my neighbourhood.
I hear them almost every night howling & playing.
Beautiful creatures.
"Hear the children of the night. What music they make." Bram Stoker's Dracula
Coyotes thrive eating from trash and leftovers, and they're super smart animals....For them, being in a city actually makes a lot of sense.
Raccoons eat trash. Coyotes do not eat trash, they are carnivores and eat small animals, including but not limited to cats and small dogs.
We have many coyotes here in Tucson, and very few of them are interested in people or their garbage. I saw three rather large ones last week with cinnamon colored fur . . . gorgeous! 😎
I used to see them regularly on the Mesa/Apache Junction border when I lived there.
I see some wandering by Canada Del Oro during daylight.
There are many that roam in central Phx.
With coyotes, bobcats and owls, stray pets in my area of the Phoenix suburbs are rare. Just wish they'd do a better job on the tree rats and pigeons. I work a lot of nights outdoors and have got to see them in action. Have yet to get a decent video.
@@jol1958 I'm close enough to the foothills that the "tree rats" and pigeons are absent. And I think the local badass bobcats took care of all the feral cats too. Desert critters are not to be messed with!
"What Are Wild Coyotes Doing in the Big City?"
Eating outside cats. lol
I was walking with my spouse and child in the morning in LA, and along come a coyote just walks right next to us and just continues moving. Kind of glances at us but just keeps on moving, access if nothing was wrong.
Nice! The coyote was right. Nothing was wrong. 😎
I used to live in San Diego. The coyotes would walk right up to you at night. Urban coyotes are not afraid of humans that's for sure.
A dingo almost ate your baby.
They were trying to grab lunch (your kid). This is not a Disney movie from the 90s.
They may try and grab your dog, but not your kid. Humans are too big of prey for them. Don't create fear for animals that are already under attack.
I’ve read that coyotes fare better around civilization than out in the wild. Fewer predators, and more food.
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Yeah city coyotes live longer.
I love that the coyotes are here in Chicago. I saw one late one night around the corner from my condo once. That means they're here peacefully coexisting in my neighborhood. Awesome!
Yup! They just hide really well but they're always really close to humans.
SciShow did an episode about how some species of animals have actually evolved into new species because of living in urban human environments.
I loved this episode. Urban wildlife is slept on! Please talk more about urban wildlife
What people sleep on coyotes???
@@hydroaegis6658 urban wildlife
@@hydroaegis6658 don't judge. It was cold.
We definitely need to bring more attention to this issue. The sooner we get rid of them the better for species.
@@StuninRub there's absolutely no reason to "get rid" of urban coyotes in general.
Thank you Dr Joe for narrating. 😃👍
👍😃🖒
The second the narration started I was like, ".... Wait, do I know that voice?"
Such a wonderful surprise to hear Joe narrating on other shows.
This 4,000-strong group of workers represent the only truly effective pest-reduction and animal-control service in Chicago. 😊
Love the picture of the coyotes looking at the camera. They know humans are watching them.
I’ve noticed coyotes in my county recently too (suburban though it is). It’s amazing how adaptable these coyotes seem to be. Just makes me worry for any neighborhood cats and dogs that may cross their paths tho.
Excellent rat control though
@@notelliot70 they need to come to NYC
@@notelliot70 Terrible rat control, they only go for Rats when there are no Cats around.
I'd rather live next to a pack of coyotes than my current neighbors!
That is the worst!
I’ve had those kind of neighbors too!
You probably do
I have both coyotes AND crappy neighbors, and the coyotes are far and away more pleasant to be around.
I have had close encounters with coyotes on hikes over the years. I have felt startled but never actually threatened or frightened by them. I have however felt threatened and frightened by some humans over the years. On the whole I'd rather encounter a coyote out at 3am than a strange human. Sad to say.
During the "lock down" the 'yotes were so relaxed, they were very casually cruising the streets of the LA basin. It was kinda surreal, seeing 'em wandering Imperial Hwy! They practically had the streets to themselves! It was just them and us homeless!
I love that my city is doing this! I spotted a coyote the other night by Morgan and Fulton. I thought it was a lost dog but it ignored me and kept walking.
Nifty episode! Animals will find ways to live, that's just how nature is - adapt or die really is accurate. I think it's a great thing that we humans are working to make spaces within our cities for the wild creatures. Such spaces will be better for us humans too! More green in the city is good for everyone!
Urban coyotes, or as I call them, "dogs 2", makes me wounder what early humans thought of the dog ancestors that encroached on their settlements
For info on ancient dogs, search RUclips "pbs eons dogs". And same channel for: "How We Domesticated Cats (Twice)"
If dogs are so great why aren’t there dogs 2…wait
They didn't have leash laws and their dogs kept them away! Unintended consequences
hahaha who encroached on who
I grew up in Pasadena (California near Los Angeles), in a neighborhood next the mountains. I use to ride my bike at night, for exercise. I felt safer when I DID see coyotes, as they never bothered me. The few times, they seemed to trail me, I just turned towards them, and stood my ground. Sometime I'd advanced towards them, until the ran off. When I did NOT see any, that's when I got a bit nervous. Not from the coyotes, but from mountain lions, which have been spotted there, too.
About 20 years ago, I spotted a coyote near Cal Tech. That's miles away from the mountain wilderness, occupied in between, by paved roads, closely spaced residential house, and suburban businesses. No open space for wildlife.
We're taking over their territory. What do we expected?
You're a good example, though, that humans can do both if we try. Obviously, you managed to stay safe from both coyotes and cougars. I know this isn't always an option, especially for humans living in rural areas, but since it is us encroaching on their territory, it does feel like we should be the ones trying to respect their space. Hopefully in a way that keeps all of us safe.
I live in the San Fernando Valley, surrounded on all sides by miles of houses, apartments, commercial buildings, and pavement. I've seen coyotes on the street outside my house, and on the grounds of the VA hospital near by. On my street, I've only seen them at night, but at the VA, I've seen them in broad daylight, waiting alertly by gopher holes, and apparently teaching their young to do so. I wonder how many feral mutts have coyote ancestry.
START CHOOTING!!
@intocarss that's not gonna solve anything at all my friend.
In my neighborhood, Albany Park, we had a coyote with 2 pups that used to hang around by the river.
Ahh! I mean, that is a dangerous place for the mom and her pups to be but also...
That had to be so cute!!
@@Gildedmuse not dangerous at all. They were on the river bank. And yes, it was cute seeing them.
@@miguelorozco6138 That's good. I don't know the area at all, so I assumed there were cars and what not nearby, and obviously puppies are not as safe as grown coyotes around humans. I'm glad its a safe area for them. I would be worried about pups in cities more than grown coyotes.
@@Gildedmuse no. They lived in the park.
@@miguelorozco6138 Thanks for reassuring me!
We've been seeing a noticeable uptick in the Coyote population in Pinellas County, FL over the last several years.
i saw a pack of coyotes in boca ciega park at dusk. i was walking out and they crossed the road right in front of me but seemed to not mind me. you can actually hear coyotes howling at night in that area. kinda spooky.
@@okaywhatevernevermind That is a really nice park. First time I saw a Coyote here was in Eagle Lake Park about 6 years ago...
Mostly because they have no natural preditors to keep their numbers in check.
I learned when living in a semi-country/suburban area to not kill certain wildlife. For example what we call a black snake came into our garage. It scared me thought of killing it, but when I googled, found not poisonous and mice/rats one of their fav foods. I had an issue with mice so I decided to let him live in my garage. We would walk by him and say hi. 🤣 My dog who was known to kill wildlife even would just look at him as if he knew this guy is ok. Never had a mice problem again!
Downtown San Francisco not only has coyotes, they also have raccoons and (my favorite), parrots.
@@SusanKay- They'd make a squawk about it.
Occasional mountain lions too!
I would see them nightly working at a fertilizer plant in Central California and they wouldn't bother us at all. I had times a whole pack walked right by me 30ft away and they just left me alone. I wouldn't say they were friendly but they definitely didn't want to attack me even though I was alone in the middle of the field at 3am
A coyote would have to be off its rocker to attack a human, we're like twice its size
What are wild humans doing in a big city?
we all got depression
One of the coyote's diet, hares are also sprouting in major cities. This could also be a drive that coyotes are only following their prey and find out that house cats are much easier prey but also community ducks as well
Railroad lines act as a game trail for wild animals to make it into urban areas; rail lines are usually wooded on either side which makes them perfect for animals to use. I would see deer, coyote, wild turkey, and other wild animals all the time in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Even in this video you can see a train.
"... figure out how the human world and natural world can coexist". Says a lot right there.
I Love Coyotes. Stop hurting them. They just want the city life too.
I got my coyote in Brooklyn
I had Poochie for almost 17 years
Best dog anyone ever had
The Milwaukee River and lake front have some really good urban forest and nature trails. Makes for great wildlife habitats. I live in the city but still come across wild turkey, deer, and coyotes in my neighborhood
I SO admire coyotes! So smart, survivors.
About 20 years ago a coyote walked into a Quiznos (sandwich shop) in Denver a couple of blocks from the state capitol! Somehow, best as I recall, customers and staff got out of there and animal control came in.
I live just north of Austin, TX in a typical suburban neighborhood. Since I have no pets, I'd be delighted to have coyote neighbors.
I have seen coyotes, red and grey foxes in Chicago. I've even photographed a red fox in my yard on the North side.
They have a decent rodent population to feed on.
These critters are amazing!
The year that coyotes moved into west Los Angeles, the rat population skyrocketed because they ate Ferrell cats as well as rats. Coyote eats maybe one or two rats, a day but a cat colony can eat a dozen or more. The following spring the Ferrell cat population bounced back and they must have gotten better at avoiding the coyotes now all is in balance and the rats are back to lower levels.
Wow!!!! Hopefully the scientists can continue working together and have data from several urban areas, including outside of North America!
I love how wildlife adapts. What a cool story!
Those floating gardens are super cool! Has anyone done a video on those yet??
Cities act as a filter to the previous wildfire residing their, what was the big animals and the top members (Wolves and Bison) of the food chain can't reside their, so the smaller middle men in the food chain like Coyotes and Deer thrive.
Coyotes are above bison on the food chain ( 2nd only to wolves and puma ). Predators are at the top. Deer are well below coyotes. Pumas are large apex predators, like wolves, and they hang out on the periphery of towns. It's not simply about position on the food chain. It's often about how much humans tolerate or kill them or their food sources or predators.
oversimplified thought
I love it when people want to save the animals and try to understand them
Interesting, but at the same time, I've known for a long time there's foxes living in European cities, that are generally denser than American ones (less suburban sprawl). Some will overthrow trash bins to feed but most hunt their usual preys, small rodents like mice and rats, that are just as common in cities as in rural areas.
So no surprise that coyotes would live and thrive in cities as well.
Coyotes are bigger than foxes and their natural habitat is open country. So it is a little surprising to see them adapt to cities.
So long as we continue to live on this planet, we will inevitably be living in other animals' spaces. When they say, "a black bear's territory" they don't mean that only a single black bear lives there and no other animals; that would be impossible. Territories naturally overlap for different species. We are not exempt from this phenomena. We have to expect that the homes we make are also homes to other animals. It's only natural.
Foxes yeah, they're very good at staying out of sight. You see a lot of things late at night/very early in the mornings when humans are asleep in a city. A few days ago I saw a huge hare jumping across the parking lot. I wonder where they hide during the day.
I think cities and their animal control people used to just kill them or drop them off far away from their homes (where, they'd probably die anyways). I think the current generation of animal control people are a bit more compassionate to feel more "Live and Let Live" towards coyotes
i’m in a suburb right outside of dallas texas. our animal control won’t accept any coyote complaints
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You don't have a Fish and Game Department to deal with them?
@@patricialessard8651 It's not that it doesn't exist it's just that they don't care.
It's more than "compassionate" they can capture, sterilize and re-release where they were taken too so that the coyotes still can patrol "their territory" but they won't reproduce out of control.
So, sorry. In New Hampshire we have both and usually one or another will look into it. One of the Fish and Game officers grew up with my son and I've seen him in the news removing snakes from a home that were illegal.
They even check out coyote problems or at least they did when I had my farm up north.
I hope they change for you at some point. Good luck.
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...And Seattle.
One or two appear in my back yard every year, right around spring and then again in the fall, before the first frost. ❄
Keep your small animals inside the house at night, people!
If there's any lessons at all to be taken from this video, that's it. 👍
i really like the idea of wildlife friendly cities
That because you don't live in an urban area with wild life. Coyotes and Mountain Lions wreck havoc.
I see coyotes all the time in Portland Oregon, in my neighborhood at the park, they are everywhere, this was wonderful to watch, i had no idea chicago had so many as well
Unfortunately in downstate Illinois, we have coyote drives, where groups literally drive them out and kill them. I hate this, but you can't convince people who believe they will attack farm animals.
That's because they are over populated and over hunt the other animals
They don't know that disease and exposure kill many more lambs than predators.
We had wild rabbits in our neighborhood until a Karen complained one too many times to the city and they came and trapped them all. Now the coyotes are eating the neighborhood pets and everyone is pissed but no one is talking about bringing back the rabbits. 😒
There are also a ton of Red Foxes in the city too. I myself have seen a coyote cross a street after the light changed.
I live in Texas. We have tons of coyotes here. Back in 2015 I was chased by a pack of them. I narrowly escaped getting attacked.
I live in a Dutch city of about 200,000 people and several species live in this city. Several species of birds of prey like buzzards, hawks. Foxes, rabbits, swans, geese, herons, kingfisher. My city is much greener than Chicago.
Bare minimum.
@@VieleGuteFahrer there’s a lot more but I don’t know the English names for them.😬
"What Are Wild Coyotes Doing in the Big City?"
Living their best life.
I mean there are cougars in the suburbs in California, and bears. It’s just a matter of time before the coyotes get knocked off their perch 😂
Since December 2020, there have been 45 reported attacks on humans in Vancouver's Stanley Park. There had only been eight coyote attacks on humans across the Lower Mainland of BC for the past 20 years. Officials have said for the past eight months that people feeding coyotes has contributed to the problem of the animals losing their fear of humans.
Yep feed wild animals always leads to someone being bit. Like "okay you didn't bring food so your hand will have to do."
We have a family of possums that regularly visit our yard and we live in a small agricultural city of 65,000 in the San Joaquin Valley. Just outside the city I have friends that say they regularly get visits from coyotes and occasionally they will have a mountain lion come into their area.
I live in Inglewood CA and there is a growing population of them here. And you see them in the park in the daytime just walking around.
A city like Chicago is perfect for wildlife. Chicago was historically nicknamed “Urbs in Horto” which translates from Latin to “City in a Garden.” The majority of Chicago streets have greenways and we have plenty of parks and abandoned lots, but more importantly, the abundance of railways funnel coyotes into the city. Once they're here they may not want to leave since there's plenty of prey and food in alleyways and plenty of space in the city since it was a city that used to have a lot more people and industry so there's tons of empty space.
Well it's more like "What's a big city doing in a Coyote's natural environment?"!
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In Milwaukee we have coywolves. Amazing creatures.
I have seen one-in the suburbs-walk less than two-feet next to my car while driving. Some of them do not fear humans anymore.
They talked about the floating gardens as if it’s something new, there’s the Chinampas in Mexico City which literally have existed for millennia. I wouldn’t be surprised if the idea was borrowed from there. I think Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Triple Alliance(Aztec Empire), was a great example of a city space that was also a great habitat. I’m sure multiple other precolombian cities probably had similar approaches to city spaces
of course they didn’t invent it no 💩 sherlock, but nothing about what they said or even how they presented the concept at all implied that. you just want to put words in the mouths of ppl simply making an informative video because you have a pathological need to posture as more intelligent than you are
@@princssnasty Whats wrong with you? There’s no need to try to come off strong, comment warrior. 1. I want my people recognized 2. They presented it as a new thing that’s revolutionary, where it’s revolutionary and not new 3. I talked about how indigenous knowledge would have been a good topic in this video
@@emiliocarver2061 lmao they didn’t remotely imply that they invented it nor did they come within a hundred freakin lightyears of somehow ‘stealing credit’ from the multitude of civilizations who’d obviously done it before. you’re so desperate to flex that you have a fragment of basic urban history knowledge lmaooooo
@@princssnasty Youre just being rude, and I’m not quite sure why. Like did my comment really hurt your feelings that much? I might have to rewatch it but dude like cmon why are you so up in arms holy shit
@@emiliocarver2061 oh hun this is just stimulating procrastination to me, but you can just imagine i’m steaming mad and want to fight you or w/e if that’s easier for you
I dunno about "not being fed by humans" bit... I've seen plenty of cases of domestic cats being eaten by coyotes, and people continuing to put their cats outside despite it. Seems like a pretty easy and consistent source of food ya know?
Cats shouldn't be allowed to roam outside, so that's perfect incentive to teach people.
That doesn't sound like a sustainable or reliable food source. Especially if the domestic cats are getting neutered
They may want to talk to some people from India - pretty sure they are the experts on coexisting with wild animals 😉
Coyotes are the ultimate survivors
I was in Boston siting on a bench in Postal Square when I noticed that everyone was looking in my direction. I looked behind me to find a turkey just standing right behind me. To be honest she jump scared me a little as I was on one of the low benches with the raised gardens behind them.
I could use more coyotes in my neighborhood near downtown Seattle. The damn bunnies and squirrels keep digging up my garden! In an attempt to attract coyotes to our neighborhood I'm adding in bushes and hiding spots for natural wildlife. This could backfire and spawn more bunnies tho haha
If you have Werewolves of London you can surely have coyotes of Chicago.
In New York They have plenty of rats to eat 🤣
Rats, pigeons, racoons, cats, small dogs, garbage; downtowns have a lot of food for coyotes.
I understand that Chicago is a large city but there are several reports of various parts of it that are virtually wastelands, old industrial and residential estates that have been left behind, companies or people have moved on. It seems natural that native animals would move back into these deserted spaces.
i kinda wish we could live in a world like Zootopia with animals. that’d be so cool.
I first remember seeing them in I believe a nova documentary a few years ago, looking forward to an update
In San Diego as far as Downtown there are Coyotes, Raccoons, and Opossums. Its crazy you’ll be eating tacos at a truck and then a coyote will show up like “gimme food”.
This whole video missed the actual reason. They came into the cities because their food came into the cities.
I live in a suburb of Detroit and I see them all the time on my house cameras. Also the news has shown them in downtown Detroit even.
Just be glad they aren't big cats.
Coyotes "'round the Coyote"!
In the UK urban foxes are currently self domesticating. They found that being nice and friendly to humans gets them food and often scritches and a warm place to sleep in, quite similar to what happened to cats about 7000 years ago (Due to being island nations the UK and Ireland have been free from rabies for more than 150 years, so people don't have to worry about getting infected).
Maybe this will happen with the urban coyotes as well.
I almost hit one driving through Boston on thanksgiving
I don't think I ever saw a coyote when I lived in Chicago, but I can totally believe there's a lot of them there. Along with squirrels I saw plenty of wild rabbits and occasionally opossums and raccoons, so plenty of prey. And the city is dense but with parks, forest preserves and empty industrial sites, there is a lot of room for them.
Used to see them by Midway all the time back in 2001. The factories near there have a lot of trees and green spaces nearby. They would chase pheasants up the trees in the area
At least they're taking care of lawn hares.
I'm from Gdańsk and in my city there are a lot of boars. They are cool dudes. They thaught themselves to safly cross the street on pedestrian crossing and they even wait for green light.
I’m in DFW Texas and about 2 months ago I was awakened at 4am because 2 coyotes were fighting outside of my window. That was my first time seeing a coyote
Just had one run in front of me. A huge one. In Dallas’a nicest neighborhood. Preston hollow. It’s currently 3:44am
Portland, Oregon is full of them. I've even had them team up and chase me on my bike late at night.
I wonder if the roadrunners are moving in too?
I live with both coyotes and roadrunners in my neighborhood. Beep beep😉
We live in a suburban development that's aprx 40 to 50 years old. So, we have some mature trees , but lots of lawns that the residents are very *ahem* into . You know, the golf course type grass. Anyway, lots of bunnies and squirrels , so we have lots of foxes . First time I yheard one at night it freaked me out cuz I didn't realize that had such an odd voice . I've seen them when I drive home at night , trotting down the sidewalk with more purpose than most people. LOL!
Actually surprised you didn't show any of the coyote pack that lives in the area off Roosevelt and Clark where the 78 megadevolopment will be. I work right there and hear them all night long howling at ambulances.
Well those foraging predators will find a way to adopt. Same with foxes in Europe
A couple of those guys looked to be in pretty rough shape. Where I live in Canada sometimes they look like wolfs. 💪
Hopefully the start keeping the feral cat population down
They kill a lot of cats in my area... It's pretty common to read on Nextdoor about someone finding half a cat.
@@the_rubbish_bin it's no harm , there's too many strays and ferals going around pissing , shitting , digging up flower beds and attacking songbirds . Hopefully the coyotes make a big dent in the cat population . I'm sure all the crazy cat ladies will have their knickers in a twist ...lol
@@kgkg-nk6rd We have a leash law that includes cats, partially for the protection of the birds. I don't feel bad for the crazy cat ladies. And they *do* get their knickers in a twist. If you want to have a cat, that's fine, but keep it indoors.
I'd be more sympathetic towards them if I didn't know that they're hunting cats in my neighborhood.
Those cats are all vegetarian, huh? Amazing.
Coyotes are in Orange County also. Santa Ana has them, which was a shock to me. I almost didn’t believe it but people catch them on their Ring cameras and cats and dogs get killed.
Play this on the News!
The rabbit was like "hey I was here first!". Where I live we have rabbit infestations but no wolves or bears have dared moving close to a city. There have been cases of wolves roaming around nearby but that's very rare.
Love to recognize my local landmarks!
Illinois protects coyotes and severely limits deer hunting. The result is numerous deer / vehicle collisions costing millions in damage. In my area there used to be numerous pheasants and quail. As the coyotes increased in number they both disappeared as they are ground nesting birds. Yet the township still lets the weeds grow in the ditches claiming they’re needed for the pheasants and quail, that are gone, to nest in. Coyotes here have no natural predators to keep their numbers in check.
Interesting drone footage appreciated
Squirrels, rabbits, mice, rats, and birds of all kinds are abundant in cities. I'm not surprised coyotes can hunt and thrive here. As long as they avoid humans there's tons to eat. We only really hear about them when they hunt small dogs, but there's plenty of other stuff to go after.
I used to live in North Seattle, North Beach, in a wooded area with many ravines, and saw lots of coyotes there. They would hang around the mailboxes for some reason, and once I saw one trotting up 28th ave NW, an arterial street. Now, oddly, I live out in the country and have never seen or heard coyotes here. Deer and racoons yes, but no coyotes. Maybe they know they are better off, foodwise, in cities.