Urban Coyote LbNA #33560 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jul 29, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Portland |
| County: | Multnomah |
| State: | Oregon |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | bedlamite9  |
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| Found by: | heyokah man |
| Last found: | Aug 17, 2007 |
| Status: | FF |
| Last edited: | Jul 29, 2007 |
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are a member of the dog family. Canis latrans means "barking dog." This highly adaptive species was originally considered native only to the western two thirds of the United States, but landscape alterations and the elimination of large predators have allowed it to expand its range throughout North America. Until the 1940s coyotes in Oregon were considered somewhat rare west of the Cascades.
While coyotes are most active between dusk and dawn, they can be seen at any time of the day.
Generally shy and wary of humans, they can also be quite curious and will often observe human activity from what they perceive to be a safe distance. They will protect active dens from predators including other coyotes and dogs.
Despite widespread efforts to reduce coyote populations, coyotes have managed to survive and thrive in and among human populations.
Sightings in and around Portland began in the 1980s and have increased over the past 15 years. While most frequently sighted near natural areas, coyotes have also been seen deep into the urban interior.
By providing accessible garbage cans, compost bins, outdoor pet bowls and free-roaming pets, humans have inadvertently promoted urban coyote populations.
Coyotes typically do not present risks to humans and with a few behavior modifications we can learn to coexist and appreciate the animal that Navajo sheep and goat herders referred to as "God's dog."
To the letterbox:
At the corner of SW Terwilliger Blvd and "the Cornhusker state" find George Himes Park. Walk down into the park on "SW Trails 3" straight past the "pedestrians only" sign. Continue downhill for a time to the switch-back. Follow the switch-back left and further down into the woods until you come to a small bridge. Just across the bridge take a left onto the small coyote trail. Travel up the trail twenty steps to the two fallen trees. "X" marks the spot where the Urban Coyote lies.
After you have found the letterbox, you can continue on the main trail to loop back to Terwilliger Blvd.
To find out more about urban coyotes in Portland, visit:
http://www.audubonportland.org/livingwithwildlife/brochures/coyotes
While coyotes are most active between dusk and dawn, they can be seen at any time of the day.
Generally shy and wary of humans, they can also be quite curious and will often observe human activity from what they perceive to be a safe distance. They will protect active dens from predators including other coyotes and dogs.
Despite widespread efforts to reduce coyote populations, coyotes have managed to survive and thrive in and among human populations.
Sightings in and around Portland began in the 1980s and have increased over the past 15 years. While most frequently sighted near natural areas, coyotes have also been seen deep into the urban interior.
By providing accessible garbage cans, compost bins, outdoor pet bowls and free-roaming pets, humans have inadvertently promoted urban coyote populations.
Coyotes typically do not present risks to humans and with a few behavior modifications we can learn to coexist and appreciate the animal that Navajo sheep and goat herders referred to as "God's dog."
To the letterbox:
At the corner of SW Terwilliger Blvd and "the Cornhusker state" find George Himes Park. Walk down into the park on "SW Trails 3" straight past the "pedestrians only" sign. Continue downhill for a time to the switch-back. Follow the switch-back left and further down into the woods until you come to a small bridge. Just across the bridge take a left onto the small coyote trail. Travel up the trail twenty steps to the two fallen trees. "X" marks the spot where the Urban Coyote lies.
After you have found the letterbox, you can continue on the main trail to loop back to Terwilliger Blvd.
To find out more about urban coyotes in Portland, visit:
http://www.audubonportland.org/livingwithwildlife/brochures/coyotes