Monday, January 12, 2009

Coyotes

Some of you may have been hearing coyotes at night, in addition a few of the neighbors have seen a coyote or two in the stream/creek area along the access road and behind building 5.

Coyotes will and have been known to attack smaller or similar sized dogs and they have been known to attack even large, powerful breeds in exceptional cases. In rare cases they will also attempt to approach a human (or a child). In the winter coyotes food sources are scare and they can venture into more urban and populated areas.

A few steps to prevent the coyotes from venturing on the property are:
- make sure trash doors are closed to the dumpsters
- if dumpster is full do not leave trash bag outside the dumpster (call Centurion to let them know it is full)
- pick up after your animal (animal control has said that dog feces will actually attract a coyote)

This is not meant to alarm any of the residents.
If you see a coyote do NOT approach it. You can call in a report to the Tyngsboro Animal Control at 978-970-3321.

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