Surrounding Areas Report Increase in Coyote Sightings, No Increase in White Lake-Highland
State DNR officials say coyote sightings can increase during breeding period.
There has been an increase in coyote sightings in the areas surrounding White Lake and Highland in recent weeks, according to police officials. In White Lake and Highland, however, police say reported coyote sightings have stayed the same. "Coyotes are in the area, but we haven't had an increase in sightings," Lt. Adam Kline said. In fact, Kline said it's very likely that the large skinned and decapitated dog reported a few weeks ago was likely not a dog, but a coyote. According to Tim Payne from the Wildlife Division of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, an increased coyote presence in suburban areas does not necessarily signal a problem. While coyotes often are associated with the wilderness of northern Michigan, coyotes can …
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Laura Vogel
10:33 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I live not too far from the various state land/parks, and frankly I find the fact that coyotes are there to be comforting. Because it means the wild ecosystem that we pretend to want to be good stewards of (by having such large undeveloped expanses of land) are functioning. I chose to move to the wildlife, the wildlife are not getting in their cars and coming to me. more ›