Article Contributed on: 6/2/2009 5:50:30 AM
Saw a report over the weekend where a "Behaviorial Ecologist" suggests we live with and embrace the coyotes that threaten us, our kids and pets.
Dr. Larry Marc Bekoff (Why do I think he went to CU?) suggests coyotes are a very important part of the eco-system.
Not in Highlands Ranch. It's called civilization. No varmints allowed. It's a different story at our mountain home in south-central Colorado. Coyotes are welcome. But not in the city. It sucks to be a coyote sometimes. It really sucks to have to listen to the likes of Bekoff.
Maybe Bekoff hasn't seen coyotes in his front yard as he's preparing to load grandkids into a car. Or lost a pet to these predators.
My ranching friends in Wyoming who raise sheep on a 50-thousand acre operation have a solution when they see a coyote. They get out of the truck, grab a rifle and shoot it.
Good for Greenwood Village for having the good sense to shoot them as well.
It's only a matter of time before a young child is maimed or killed. I doubt that Bekoff will be available for interviews when that happens.
So Dr. Bekoff.....Eff-Off. Go live in the woods and howl and dance with coyotes. Maybe Kevin Costner could play you in the movie.