h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 1 看来无所不在啊。
Coyote's deadly attack on cat spurs concern in Torrance neighborhood
Awakened at 4 a.m. Thursday by the family dogs barking, Steven Rime figured
it was one of the usual triggers -- a skunk or opossum or raccoon passing
through the neighborhood on the border of Torrance and Redondo Beach.
"Living in the (Hollywood) Riviera we end up with varmints of all kinds,"
Rimes said. "But my wife looks outside and on our front lawn we have a gray
coyote of about 80 to 100 pounds -- big ears -- eating the neighbor's cat."
Rime, who owns Keller Williams Realty Los Angeles South Bay and lives in the
lower section of Hollywood Riviera near Pacific Coast Highway and Prospect
Avenue, watched in horror as the animal enjoyed its predawn meal.
"He didn't eat a small cat, he ate the fattest cat on the block. That cat
had to weigh 15-20 pounds," he said. "The disturbing part was listening to
the crunch of the bones. That wolf ate everything."
But not quite everything -- Rime was left with some cleanup to do in the
morning after he broke the news to his neighbors.
Tempted to grab his son's baseball bat as the grisly scene unfolded outside
his house, he said he reconsidered as he took note of the animal's size.
"He was probably 3 feet tall to the ears," he said. "He looked very stout."
It's the latest of what have been periodic coyote sightings throughout the
South Bay in recent years.
The wild scavengers -- known also as the American jackal, brush wolf or
prairie wolf -- are indigenous to the West and, for the most part, pose no
threat to human beings.
But their presence has unnerved residents in several local communities,
including Carson and San Pedro, where they've most often preyed on feral
cats and household pets, sometimes scaling tall backyard fences in search of
food. Coyotes also attacked goats kept for weed control some years ago on
vacant parcels between Western Avenue and North Gaffey Street in San Pedro.
In 2008, two coyotes reportedly killed a cat during the early morning hours
near Pacific Coast Highway off Crenshaw Boulevard in south Torrance. "This
is a first for Torrance," Torrance animal control administrator Patrick Wren
said at the time in a Sept. 10, 2008, article in the Daily Breeze.
While coyote sightings since then have been reported in Torrance, they're
not particularly common, said David LaPlante, supervisor for Torrance Animal
Control. Most of the coyotes probably come from the hillsides that border
Torrance and the Palos Verdes Peninsula, he said.
"We infrequently get calls about coyotes," LaPlante said. "They live here
and they come in and out of the city. ... Train tracks that go through the
city are a great (coyote travel) corridor, and we've had reports (of coyotes
) at Madrona and Maple where they have horse stables and train tracks. But
it's infrequent, we only get calls a few times a year.
"They're hungry and they're looking for (food)," LaPlante said, noting the
animals come out at night, and tend to be quiet. "Unfortunately, most cats
are outdoor cats and are easy prey."
There has never been a report of a coyote attack on a human in the city, he
said, although a 2-year-old girl was bitten twice by a coyote on July 18 at
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress some 25 miles away.
In a research paper presented at the 69th North American Wildlife and
Natural Resources Conference in 2004, several university wildlife
researchers reported that coyote attacks on humans were increasing.
"Coyotes inhabiting (Southern California) wildlands are drawn into suburban
landscaped environments that can support an abundance of rodents and rabbits
, and where they can utilize water sources, pet food, household refuse and
even house cats and small dogs as prey," they wrote in the report titled "
Coyote Attacks: An Increasing Suburban Problem."
"Our observations indicate that in the absence of harassment by residents,
coyotes can lose their fear of people and come to associate humans with this
safe, resource-rich environment. This problem is exacerbated by people who
intentionally feed coyotes," the report states. "In such situations, some
coyotes have begun to act aggressively toward humans, chasing joggers and
bicyclists, confronting people walking their dogs, and stalking small
children."
By Donna Littlejohn, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/31/13, 9:00 PM PDT |
Awakened at 4 a.m. Thursday by the family dogs barking, Steven Rime figured
it was one of the usual triggers -- a skunk or opossum or raccoon passing
through the neighborhood on the border of Torrance and Redondo Beach.
"Living in the (Hollywood) Riviera we end up with varmints of all kinds,"
Rimes said. "But my wife looks outside and on our front lawn we have a gray
coyote of about 80 to 100 pounds -- big ears -- eating the neighbor's cat."
Rime, who owns Keller Williams Realty Los Angeles South Bay and lives in the
lower section of Hollywood Riviera near Pacific Coast Highway and Prospect
Avenue, watched in horror as the animal enjoyed its predawn meal.
"He didn't eat a small cat, he ate the fattest cat on the block. That cat
had to weigh 15-20 pounds," he said. "The disturbing part was listening to
the crunch of the bones. That wolf ate everything."
But not quite everything -- Rime was left with some cleanup to do in the
morning after he broke the news to his neighbors.
Tempted to grab his son's baseball bat as the grisly scene unfolded outside
his house, he said he reconsidered as he took note of the animal's size.
"He was probably 3 feet tall to the ears," he said. "He looked very stout."
It's the latest of what have been periodic coyote sightings throughout the
South Bay in recent years.
The wild scavengers -- known also as the American jackal, brush wolf or
prairie wolf -- are indigenous to the West and, for the most part, pose no
threat to human beings.
But their presence has unnerved residents in several local communities,
including Carson and San Pedro, where they've most often preyed on feral
cats and household pets, sometimes scaling tall backyard fences in search of
food. Coyotes also attacked goats kept for weed control some years ago on
vacant parcels between Western Avenue and North Gaffey Street in San Pedro.
In 2008, two coyotes reportedly killed a cat during the early morning hours
near Pacific Coast Highway off Crenshaw Boulevard in south Torrance. "This
is a first for Torrance," Torrance animal control administrator Patrick Wren
said at the time in a Sept. 10, 2008, article in the Daily Breeze.
While coyote sightings since then have been reported in Torrance, they're
not particularly common, said David LaPlante, supervisor for Torrance Animal
Control. Most of the coyotes probably come from the hillsides that border
Torrance and the Palos Verdes Peninsula, he said.
"We infrequently get calls about coyotes," LaPlante said. "They live here
and they come in and out of the city. ... Train tracks that go through the
city are a great (coyote travel) corridor, and we've had reports (of coyotes
) at Madrona and Maple where they have horse stables and train tracks. But
it's infrequent, we only get calls a few times a year.
"They're hungry and they're looking for (food)," LaPlante said, noting the
animals come out at night, and tend to be quiet. "Unfortunately, most cats
are outdoor cats and are easy prey."
There has never been a report of a coyote attack on a human in the city, he
said, although a 2-year-old girl was bitten twice by a coyote on July 18 at
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress some 25 miles away.
In a research paper presented at the 69th North American Wildlife and
Natural Resources Conference in 2004, several university wildlife
researchers reported that coyote attacks on humans were increasing.
"Coyotes inhabiting (Southern California) wildlands are drawn into suburban
landscaped environments that can support an abundance of rodents and rabbits
, and where they can utilize water sources, pet food, household refuse and
even house cats and small dogs as prey," they wrote in the report titled "
Coyote Attacks: An Increasing Suburban Problem."
"Our observations indicate that in the absence of harassment by residents,
coyotes can lose their fear of people and come to associate humans with this
safe, resource-rich environment. This problem is exacerbated by people who
intentionally feed coyotes," the report states. "In such situations, some
coyotes have begun to act aggressively toward humans, chasing joggers and
bicyclists, confronting people walking their dogs, and stalking small
children."
Attacks on humans, the report says, appeared to begin in the late 1970s.
The animals also can pose a health risk.
But wildlife groups such as Project Coyote argue that America's native wild
"song dog" is a vital part of both rural and urban environments and that
safe coexistence with people should always be the goal of dealing with
nature.
Rime reported the coyote incident Thursday to the police and animal control
but was told Torrance also follows the policy of educating the public.
Websites provide such tips as keeping pets indoors, especially at night, and
never leaving food or water outside.
Cats are a common meal for coyotes, but small dogs also are at risk. And
there can be territorial disputes between coyotes and large dogs defending
their properties.
Rime said his wife was told by one city official that "groups" of coyotes
have been spotted as far inside Torrance city limits as near the busy
intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Anza Avenue.
"I'm concerned," Rime said, noting that he's noticed a number of "missing
cat" posters in his neighborhood recently. "Any coyotes running wild through
the streets is not a good thing" for pets or children.
"The problem is that there are more and more people and less space for the
wildlife, so there's always going to be a conflict," LaPlante said.
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发帖数: 14557 | | h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 3 是今年夏天的文章，前面是说torrance西侧一住家被草坪是动静惊醒了。发现一郊狼在
吃这街区最肥的猫（15-20 lb），郊狼有80-100 lb，到耳朵有3尺高。上次是2008，两
郊狼杀了一只猫...........
没想到啊，没想到，住的这一带还有郊狼。 | k**h
发帖数: 2929 | 4 加州常年有吧，Palo alto那个公园里面一直有郊狼，公园里有告示说不准喂狼。其实
东岸也有，不过eastern coyote比较隐秘，更加夜行性，大家平时不容易看见 | h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 5 这附近没什么树林，稍远点是palos verdes，一有很多房子的小山。它们应该和野狗一
样生活了。
【在 k**h 的大作中提到】
: 加州常年有吧，Palo alto那个公园里面一直有郊狼，公园里有告示说不准喂狼。其实
: 东岸也有，不过eastern coyote比较隐秘，更加夜行性，大家平时不容易看见
| b******k
发帖数: 1136 | 6 反正俺家的猫咪是绝对不让出门的，车，虫，狼... 危险太多了
当然俺尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫要是到了野外，
鸟儿兔儿松鼠们也要遭殃了...
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 是今年夏天的文章，前面是说torrance西侧一住家被草坪是动静惊醒了。发现一郊狼在
: 吃这街区最肥的猫（15-20 lb），郊狼有80-100 lb，到耳朵有3尺高。上次是2008，两
: 郊狼杀了一只猫...........
: 没想到啊，没想到，住的这一带还有郊狼。
| b*****d
发帖数: 7166 | 7 80-100磅的coyote对妇女儿童都是危险，这个得消灭吧
不过我很怀疑coyote能长这么大。 | h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 8 这个我也有点怀疑，这是目测的，不准吧。见过一岁半的哈士奇，好吃好喝的养着，它
主人说也就70多一点。这coyote和街狗一样了，可能没那么大。
【在 b*****d 的大作中提到】
: 80-100磅的coyote对妇女儿童都是危险，这个得消灭吧
: 不过我很怀疑coyote能长这么大。
| k**h
发帖数: 2929 | 9 coyote没那么大，80-100是成年雄性灰狼的大小了，coyote一般不超过50的，这郊狼主
食是老鼠和兔子
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 这个我也有点怀疑，这是目测的，不准吧。见过一岁半的哈士奇，好吃好喝的养着，它
: 主人说也就70多一点。这coyote和街狗一样了，可能没那么大。
| e****o
发帖数: 3844 | 10 上个礼拜，住我旁边小区的同事早上就看到coyote了……真的是无处不在啊……
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 是今年夏天的文章，前面是说torrance西侧一住家被草坪是动静惊醒了。发现一郊狼在
: 吃这街区最肥的猫（15-20 lb），郊狼有80-100 lb，到耳朵有3尺高。上次是2008，两
: 郊狼杀了一只猫...........
: 没想到啊，没想到，住的这一带还有郊狼。
| | | e****o
发帖数: 3844 | 11 最肥的猫（15-20 lb）......
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 是今年夏天的文章，前面是说torrance西侧一住家被草坪是动静惊醒了。发现一郊狼在
: 吃这街区最肥的猫（15-20 lb），郊狼有80-100 lb，到耳朵有3尺高。上次是2008，两
: 郊狼杀了一只猫...........
: 没想到啊，没想到，住的这一带还有郊狼。
| h*****t
发帖数: 6890 | 12 离开 coyote 〉60 feet 就没事。
【在 e****o 的大作中提到】
: 上个礼拜，住我旁边小区的同事早上就看到coyote了……真的是无处不在啊……
| h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 13 是够肥的。结果没跑过coyote，而且还没来得及上房。
【在 e****o 的大作中提到】
: 最肥的猫（15-20 lb）......
| a***a
发帖数: 12425 | 14 真的呀，吓人。
figured
gray
the
Prospect
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 看来无所不在啊。
: Coyote's deadly attack on cat spurs concern in Torrance neighborhood
: Awakened at 4 a.m. Thursday by the family dogs barking, Steven Rime figured
: it was one of the usual triggers -- a skunk or opossum or raccoon passing
: through the neighborhood on the border of Torrance and Redondo Beach.
: "Living in the (Hollywood) Riviera we end up with varmints of all kinds,"
: Rimes said. "But my wife looks outside and on our front lawn we have a gray
: coyote of about 80 to 100 pounds -- big ears -- eating the neighbor's cat."
: Rime, who owns Keller Williams Realty Los Angeles South Bay and lives in the
: lower section of Hollywood Riviera near Pacific Coast Highway and Prospect
| a***a
发帖数: 12425 | 15 呵呵，“虫”是啥危险？
奔一个你家的尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫吧！
【在 b******k 的大作中提到】
: 反正俺家的猫咪是绝对不让出门的，车，虫，狼... 危险太多了
: 当然俺尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫要是到了野外，
: 鸟儿兔儿松鼠们也要遭殃了...
| h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 16 同意，小猫祸害小鸟什么还是挺厉害的。虫是长虫？
奔下你家的猫吧？
【在 b******k 的大作中提到】
: 反正俺家的猫咪是绝对不让出门的，车，虫，狼... 危险太多了
: 当然俺尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫要是到了野外，
: 鸟儿兔儿松鼠们也要遭殃了...
| e****o
发帖数: 3844 | 17 tick之类的虫吧
说起来，人家早就奔过尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫了~
http://www.mitbbs.com/article/Animals/168831_0.html
【在 a***a 的大作中提到】
: 呵呵，“虫”是啥危险？
: 奔一个你家的尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫吧！
| b******k
发帖数: 1136 | 18 下面的是波斯猫弟弟
有空奔个尖牙的森林猫姐姐
【在 e****o 的大作中提到】
: tick之类的虫吧
: 说起来，人家早就奔过尖牙利爪的挪威森林小母猫了~
: http://www.mitbbs.com/article/Animals/168831_0.html
| e****o
发帖数: 3844 | 19 哈哈，我就记得我看到过你家的一对萌咪~
http://www.mitbbs.com/article/Animals/102493_3.html
【在 b******k 的大作中提到】
: 下面的是波斯猫弟弟
: 有空奔个尖牙的森林猫姐姐
| h*h
发帖数: 18873 | | | | j***i
发帖数: 4975 | 21 80-100 lbs... it must be a wolf...
coyote cannot be that big...
figured
gray
the
Prospect
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 看来无所不在啊。
: Coyote's deadly attack on cat spurs concern in Torrance neighborhood
: Awakened at 4 a.m. Thursday by the family dogs barking, Steven Rime figured
: it was one of the usual triggers -- a skunk or opossum or raccoon passing
: through the neighborhood on the border of Torrance and Redondo Beach.
: "Living in the (Hollywood) Riviera we end up with varmints of all kinds,"
: Rimes said. "But my wife looks outside and on our front lawn we have a gray
: coyote of about 80 to 100 pounds -- big ears -- eating the neighbor's cat."
: Rime, who owns Keller Williams Realty Los Angeles South Bay and lives in the
: lower section of Hollywood Riviera near Pacific Coast Highway and Prospect
| h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 22 the witness of the coyote exaggerated the size, the grey wolf (male!) is
around 80-100lb.
And there is no grey wolf in Socal, let alone in the well-developed cities.
在 jiudi (沉默的鱼不咬钩) 的大作中提到: 】 | j***i
发帖数: 4975 | 23 aglee, that must be the reason
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: the witness of the coyote exaggerated the size, the grey wolf (male!) is
: around 80-100lb.
: And there is no grey wolf in Socal, let alone in the well-developed cities.
: 在 jiudi (沉默的鱼不咬钩) 的大作中提到: 】
| h*h
发帖数: 18873 | 24 "He didn't eat a small cat, he ate the fattest cat on the block. That cat
had to weigh 15-20 pounds,"
That surprised the couple, might give them a 100-lb-coyote impression.
【在 j***i 的大作中提到】
: aglee, that must be the reason
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