WASHINGTON 鈥� Local wildlife officials want homeowners to聽take measures to . Those measures would include not leaving pet food outside, removing bird feeders and clearing away brush piles where rodents may live and attract coyotes.
Coyotes are considered a nuisance animal in Maryland and Virginia.聽They’re known to prey on small pets that are roaming free,聽have聽attacked pets聽that are on leashes, and聽s notes that coyotes in other eastern states聽have even attacked and severely injured small toddlers who were聽left unattended.
Coyotes are typically nocturnal and very shy, but they do hunt for food in urban areas, as seen in a video of a in Queens, New York.
