Look Close for The Blue-Eyed Coyotes of Point Reyes
Sightings of coyotes with steely irises are sporadic and rare, so no one is sure how many individuals there are in the park or if their population is increasing or...
Tag: urban wildlife
Urban Rat Watcher’s Guide
Rats don't have the best reputation, but you've gotta respect these adaptable survivors! Here's how to identify your city's rats.
Keeping the peace with urban coyotes
When a pet goes missing, urban coyotes can quickly develop a bad rap. But many wildlife experts say it’s not the coyotes who need better management -- it’s us.
Navigating cities: survival skills for the urban coyote
One recent sunny morning a young coyote lounged on the fairway of San Francisco’s Lincoln Park Golf Course, unphased by the whizzing golf balls and carts. Over the past decade...
Urban coyotes in our midst
Fabled as a wily shape-shifter and trickster, the coyote’s latest magic trick has been turning cities into habitat, and San Francisco is one of its latest acts. Coyotes may have...
Trouble in Rossmoor
Rossmoor, a sprawling gated community on the outskirts of Walnut Creek, recently found itself entangled in an ecological controversy that spilled well beyond its manicured lawns and well-tended condos. At...
Letter from the Publisher
Parking the car in front of my house a few weeks ago, I noticed movement across the street. It was a deer—a mature doe, I believe—walking up the sidewalk in...
Peaceful Coexistence with Deer
The first time I began to pay closer attention to the small band of Columbian blacktail deer that coexist—more or less peacefully—with my neighborhood’s human residents was during the summer...
