Both the Seattle PI and the San Francisco Chronicle have just run articles on coyotes in their respective cities. Coyotes are proving to be quite adaptable to the urban environment, eating mainly rodents, though dogs & cats are frequent targets. Researchers discovered “at least a couple thousand” living in metropolitan Chicago. There are no official records but some in Seattle think the urban population has risen significantly. SF’s Golden Gate Park and other large green zones are likely home to at least half a dozen.