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Yorba Linda unveils coyote management plan and urges residents to limit attractants
Summary
City staff and animal‑care partners briefed the council on a coyote management plan that emphasizes education, securing trash and pet food, hazing techniques and reporting sightings; staff said coexistence and prevention are the plan’s foundations.
City Manager Grant and Administrative Services Director David Alba presented Yorba Linda’s coyote wildlife management briefing to the council and residents, outlining steps the city and partners recommend to reduce human‑coyote conflicts.
Alba said the city developed the plan with Orange County Animal Care and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and posted it on the city website. The plan focuses on preventive measures: do not feed coyotes, secure garbage and pet food, remove fallen fruit and bird‑feeder debris, enclose small‑animal habitats, and maintain yard vegetation to reduce den sites.
The presentation emphasized hazing—making coyotes uncomfortable so they leave a yard—as a key tool. ‘‘Hazing has to continue until the animal leaves,’’ Alba said, adding that varied, coordinated hazing by multiple neighbors helps prevent animals from becoming habituated. He cautioned against injuring animals because an injured coyote can become more dangerous.
Arlene Cantero and Lieutenant Kevin Frager of Orange County Animal Care encouraged neighborhood outreach and offered educational forums for homeowners associations and schools. Staff directed residents to the city’s coyote‑reporting link for sightings and asked that residents call 911 for aggressive or threatening encounters.
Council members thanked staff for the resources and asked that the city continue community outreach as activity peaks during mating and denning seasons.
