Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Officials urge residents to contact appropriate agency about removal process.
Deerfield officials won’t be taking action against coyotes that some residents claim are a growing problem in the area. “They’re a protected animal under Illinois' wildlife code,” Deputy Chief of Police Richard Wilk explained to trustees during the village’s board meeting on July 5. Last month, three Brierhill residents expressed their concerns about Deerfield’s coyote population and encouraged the board to take some sort of action. “In the evenings, we hear them making their kills,” Richard Sacks said in June about coyotes slaughtering their prey near his home. “I carry Mace with me now in the backyard when I’m gardening,” added his wife, Lousie. Patch previously sat down with the Sacks and a group of their neighbors to talk about the …
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Officials get complaints about growing population and growing risk.
“In the evenings, we hear them making their kills,” Richard Sacks said about coyotes slaughtering their prey near his home on Brierhill Road. Such incidents are making Deerfield residents nervous about their safety as well as that of their pets in venturing outside. “I carry Mace with me now in the backyard when I’m gardening,” his wife, Lousie, said about her fear of coyotes that often walk across the lawn at midday. “You don’t even feel safe in your own backyard.” The Sacks along with several others have noticed a drastic increase in the local coyote population over the past year. “We keep a baseball bat by our backdoor,” said their neighbor, Terry Schwartz, after a recent scary incident involving her small dog. “He barked to go out,” …
Thursday, April 28, 2011
A 14-pound Brussels griffon died after getting into a fight with a pair of coyotes.
Two coyotes killed a 14-pound Brussels griffon on April 13 after the small dog escaped from its fenced-in yard and confronted them, according to a statement on the City of Highland Park website and TribLocal. The dog escaped its fence to pursue two coyotes in southwest Highland Park, on Magnolia Lane. The coyotes attacked and then one of them put the dog in its mouth and walked away, according to TribLocal. The owner found the dog two blocks away and took it to an emergency veterinarian hospital where it died. “The dog went after the coyotes,” Deputy Police Chief David Schwarz told TribLocal. “The coyotes responded.” In January, the Highland Park Police Department issued a notice advising residents to keep their dogs on leashes after two …
Monday, January 3, 2011
Unleashed dog receives minor injuries after run-in with two wild animals.
Police are urging southeast Highland Park residents to keep their pets on leashes after two adult coyotes attacked an unleashed spaniel last Thursday at the private beach east of Lakewood Place. The spaniel received minor injuries. In another incident, a Highland Park resident reported that a coyote "followed her while she was walking her dog in the area of Roger Williams and Sheridan," according to a police alert issued Monday. "It's not unusual to see increased coyote activity this time of year," said Sgt. Chris O'Neill. "It's possible they're looking for an ample food source." Although O'Neill acknowledged that coyotes "become more bold" when food becomes scarce, he said that they still try to avoid human contact as much as possible. "…
joe goldenberg
1:07 pm on Monday, March 5, 2012
Coyottes are not even alive, everyone knows they have been extinct since the prehestoric era. Even if they were alive all i would do is pee on their eyes and poop on them until they passout from the smell. Then when they wake up i would nurse them back to health:) jk more ›