Canines -- Wild and Tame
March 22nd, 2006
Guard your chickens. A coyote is on the loose in Manhattan, having been spotted near the Central Park zoo yesterday. And its not an escapee from the cages but an immigrant from Westchester. ”It didn’t look the least bit worried,” parks commissioner Adrian Benepe, who spotted the coyote along with the remains of a duck or pigeon, told the New York Times. “People shouldn’t feel threatened.”
Far from being alarmed many bloggers seemed delighted. I love when stuff like this happens, it shows the environment is not totally lost. Coyotes are making a big comeback upstate, and so is a lot of other wildlife. writes spelling witch. And favorite-child hails the beast for leaving the posh confines of Westchester. Tired of the suburbs. Willing to risk all to live the coyote dream….life in the big city, the blogger writes. I say live and let live.
In other canine news, the Post reports that the Juniper Park Civic Association in Middle Village, Queens plans to take the city to court over its informal policy of allowing dogs in parks to be let off their leashes between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. The group says several people have been bitten as a result. The city has not yet announced a policy — informal or otherwise — on coyotes. Benepe advises, though, “Treat it like a strange dog.” And he adds, Never pet a strange dog.”
By Gail Robinson on March 22, 2006, 10:38 amIn category: Environment,Gotham City,Parks | Comments Off on Canines -- Wild and Tame