Yet Another OC City Grapples with Coyote Coexistence

Huntington Beach tonight joins Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, Irvine and Fountain Valley as the latest city to try to find a solution to aggressive coyotes.

The contentious issue of coyotes eating pets and scaring people in suburban Huntington Beach will be aired at a town hall tonight.

An apparent coyote population increase, and simultaneous increase in the disappearance of cats and small dogs, has resulted in calls for coyotes to be trapped or shot.

Others have risen to the animals’ defense, and say they should be left alone to reach their own population equilibrium.

The city has reportedly invited state Fish and Wildlife Department and professional pest control experts to explain their views.

City News Service