Coyote Spotted Behind Lake Flair Court Home

North Briarcliff Civic Association posted about the sighting on its Facebook page.

The North Briarcliff Civic Association posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that a coyote was recently spotted in the area: A coyote was spotted yesterday 5/6 around 2:30 pm in the backyard of a house on Lake Flair Ct, and ran to Sherbrooke Dr area when spotted. Don't leave food or birdseed out and post if you see more. Also, a comment on the post says that a family of foxes  have taken up residence "in the woods near the creek on Sherbrooke Drive. The parents are very bold, walking down the street in the middle of the day."  Related Content: Coyote Strategies Discussed at Meeting And, Still, More Coyotes Three Coyotes!

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Coyote Strategies Discussed at Meeting

About 150 people gathered at the Church of the Epiphany outside Decatur to talk about ways to control the coyote problem.

Three speakers talked about the metro Atlanta coyote problem Tuesday night  at the Church of the Epiphany. Mary A. Paglieri, a consultant with the Little Blue Society in the San Francisco area, a group that specializes in human-animal conflict resolution, said behavior modification is the only way to go. "They will avoid things that are pretty much new," she said. "If they come into your back yard frequently, you need to modify your habitat. ... You start with the minimum of scare tactics and you escalate." That could be done through scent, loud noises, shooting paintballs and moving large objects around, she said. Even parking a truck in a path habitually taken by coyotes will make them change their movements, she said. Eradicating …

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Coyotes Meeting This Week in Decatur

The meeting will be held at the Church of the Epiphany at the corner of East Lake Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue.

Community Meeting on Coyotes Jan. 29

The meeting will be held at the Church of the Epiphany at the corner of East Lake Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue.

People are talking about coyotes again. At 7 p.m. on Jan. 29, the Druid Hills Civic Association will hold a meeting for intown Atlanta communities like Decatur that are affected by these wild canine creatures. The meeting will be held in the parish hall at the Church of the Epiphany at 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave. The East Lake Neighborhood Association says that speakers will include: Coyotes have been an issue throughout the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area for years, and most experts say there isn't an easy solution to the problem, advising residents mostly to keep their animals indoors at night. Here's some previous coverage from North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch:

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Kathleen Sherwood

5:22 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

In my neighborhood, Sagamore Hills/Briarcliff Woods, we have been teaching neighbors a new humane method called "hazing". Hazing makes coyotes avoid people and the spaces people use. Hazing is free, easy, can be done by anybody, anywhere. Anytime a coyote is seen, the coyote races away, and nobody gets hurt. http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/videos/hbtv3/coyote-meeting.cfm Kathleen …   more ›

Coyote Expert Tells Fernbank Crowd, 'Killing Them Doesn’t Solve Problem'

People in the area will have to reconsider what they leave outdoors, the expert said.

Fernbank Hosting Coyote Forum Next Week

The March 7 meeting will focus on coyote problems in urban Atlanta.

Coyotes Sighted Near Medlock Park

Two of the scavengers got into a tussle with a local dog, which, luckily, went unharmed.

Coyotes Are 'Here to Stay,' Trapper Tells Concerned Residents

An experienced coyote trapper told a small crowd of Decatur and Druid Hills residents that trapping coyotes would restore their fear of humans, but would never eliminate the animals from the area.

Trapping urban coyotes is an effective way to remove nuisance animals and instill fear in the creatures, but won't eliminate the predators from an area, an experienced coyote trapper told a small crowd of Decatur and Druid Hills residents Tuesday night. Trapper Chip Elliot, owner of Atlanta Wildlife Relocator, said metro Atlanta "is never going to be clear of coyotes ever again. They're here to stay." Tuesday's meeting at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was organized by Decatur resident Christy Bosarge, whose cat was attacked and killed by coyotes, and the Druid Hills Civic Association, which is monitoring residents' concerns about coyotes. Bosarge has been alarmed about the threat coyotes pose to humans since the normally nocturnal …

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Monty

10:20 am on Friday, January 25, 2013

Any REASONABLE person understands the biological differences between cats and dogs and cats do not, for the most part take to a leash. Never have. Never will. Besides, a leash is not a shield. An elderly couple had their dog AND leash snatched as they were walking the dog. And no I don't think it is "fear mongering" to expect protection and service when living in a city.   more ›

Decatur Resident Organizes Coyote Meeting Tonight

The meeting will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany at 7pm.

A Decatur resident whose cat was killed by a coyote is holding a meeting tonight that will include a talk with a professional trapper. The meeting, organized by resident Christy Bosarge, will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, at 7pm, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. From the story: Bosarge, whose cat was killed by a coyote in a daylight attack at her home on East Parkwood Road last year, told the AJC that the meeting will focus on what efforts should be taken to control the problem and what other communities are doing. "The state needs to be looking into managing the coyotes," she said. The animals are becoming more aggressive as they lose their fear of humans, she …

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Coyotes Roam Decatur, Others Spotted in North Briarcliff

Some Decatur residents are urging the city to do something significant about coyotes in town. Might North Druid Hills require similar assistance?

Coyotes attacking pets and alarming residents are roaming around Decatur, and others have been seen in the North Briarcliff area. A Decatur woman told Channel 2 news that a coyote killed her cat recently, and she's trying to get the city to do something about it whether it means trapping or killing, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. North Druid Hills and Briarcliff residents are well-acquainted with coyotes, however. They're almost routinely spotted prancing around the area. The North Briarcliff Civic Association sent out a note to residents this afternoon saying they'd been spotted again. North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch has been writing about coyotes in the area all year. Here's a few of our stories. Sorry for the …

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