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Johnston officials outline plan to allow DNR-certified trappers after residents report coyote attacks
Summary
A Johnston resident told the City Council on Feb. 18 that coyotes have been increasingly visible in neighborhoods and that a small dog was recently taken.
A Johnston resident told the City Council on Feb. 18 that coyotes have been increasingly visible in neighborhoods and that a small dog was recently taken. City staff and the police chief said they are working with Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) partners and plan to bring ordinance changes that would allow property owners to hire DNR-certified nuisance wildlife trappers.
Kevin Murray, who gave his address as 9433 Wickham Drive in the Ashton Point neighborhood, said his backyard backs to an older farmstead and that he has recorded video and audio showing coyotes on his property. “We had a small dog that was taken by a coyote,” Murray said,…
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