Where are the coyotes in Seattle? December 27, 2007
The answer: everywhere. An especially instructive mashup would be coyote sightings and missing cats (via Craigslist?). I saw one running in my neighborhood a couple of weeks ago and found a raccoon two doors down last night.
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Article Tags>> coyote | Seattle | urban-wildlife
- Posted in : General Real Estate
- Author : Galen
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No coyotes yet but I’ve got a family of five raccoons that regularly traverse my back yard in Magnolia. Bought the place this year and was quite suprised the first time I met the “neighbors.” As the say, live and let live.
I have deer in my yard and I found a possum by my front door last week. A little surprised by that.
About 15 years ago, when I lived on First Hill, I saw the biggest raccoon I’ve every seen. That proves they can live anywhere.
I now live in Renton where there is a greenbelt across the cul-de-sac from us. Our neighbors see all manner of creatures - deer, bear, coyotes (they don’t let their cats out at all), possum, and raccoon. And this is in the close-in portion of Renton. I remember when I lived here 19 years ago seeing a family of deer walking down the street on Benson Hill.
A coyote was spotted hanging out at Discovery Park this morning:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004104381_webcoyote02m.html
My 9 month old dog and I were walking today in Seward Park and we were literally followed by a Coyote. The Coyote picked up his pace and basically chased us out of the wooded area and onto a parking lot. The coyote was right behind us and seemed to have no fear of me or my dog. My dog was happy to survive the stalking! I was terrified. I have seen many Coyotes at Seward but they have never followed us.
I was born and raised here, and have regularly seen coyotes, possums, raccoons in-City Seattle, it’s not ‘new’ to have the wildlife living with us. My sister is on Cougar Mtn on the Eastside, about 8 or 9 years ago, there was a baby bear cub in her neighbors backyard, they have a greenbelt behind their homes. More deer on the Eastside, but definitely deer in-City Seattle, especially in the wooded ravines. Lots of eagles everywhere. We had a beaver that lived in the wetlands next to our office building years ago in Kirkland.
A coyote chasing you should be reported. PAWS or Animal Control could tell you the right official contact agency of who to call, although I suppose it would be Fish & Wildlife.