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Plano urges residents to secure yards as bobcats and coyotes become more active
Summary
Plano’s weekly city news advised residents to reduce attractants for wildlife—especially coyotes and bobcats—offering specific yard and pet‑care steps and an animal services contact for injured animals.
Plano city officials are advising residents to reduce attractants in yards as bobcats, coyotes and other wildlife become more active with warmer weather, Plano Media Relations Director Steve Stoler said in the city’s weekly broadcast this week. "If you want to keep them away from your home reduce the appeal of your yard," Stoler said.
The bulletin recommended several steps: do not provide food or water for coyotes or bobcats, feed pets indoors or promptly remove outdoor dishes after pets finish, store pet food indoors, and clear brush and dense weeds that shelter rodents and provide cover for predators. "Over time this makes these animals become too comfortable with humans, which puts their safety at risk," Stoler said.
The city noted it does not relocate healthy wildlife; residents who see an injured animal were instructed to call Plano Animal Services at (972) 769‑4360. The guidance was presented as safety and coexistence measures rather than a new regulation or ordinance.
