Ugly Coyote Policy

For a couple of months, we've noticed that when police or fire trucks pass nearby, there is a cacophonous response from Blunn Creek preserve in Travis Heights. It seems that there is an urban coyote population in Austin, and it's not just in North Austin.

Faced with increasing complaints from aggressive coyote behavior, the city has set up a program to deal with the problem. Unfortunately what that means in Texas is that they'll be killed. Eleven have already been trapped and euthanized in NW Austin since October.

We aren't sure how we feel about this method of dealing with the problem, but we will say that we recommend at least trying to coexist.