I think theyve become common to the point that people dont give them a second thought or think that they need to be reported.. Still, with a long walk back to the car ahead of him, Rosenberg was perhaps a little more attentive than usual to the sounds around him as the woods got dark. Most recently, in January 2022, there was a coyote spotted in North Bergen. The state DEP describes a coyote as resembling a petite German shepherd with a long snout, bushy and black-tipped tail, with an adaptable. If it was carrying any product marked ACME, or dropping anvils from hot air balloons, or carrying giant magnets, putting up detour signs, detonating TNT , or cruising around on roller skates with attached rockets, it was undoubtedly a coyote! The species spread slowly through the state, but numbers have increased significantly since 1980. Rather than shoot or trap the animals, he set up a high tensile electric fence around the sheep. An information link for Coyote sightings | Township of Little Falls Coyote pups often stay with their parents for a year, so the uptick in sightings might be related to a yearling or two seeking new territory after being pushed out of the fold, Wiessner said. The hybrid coyote expansion was the largest mammalian hybrid zone created. In Colonial times, Burnett said, New Jersey had red wolves and gray wolves, but no coyotes. Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. 2023 Grand View Outdoors All Rights Reserved And in Englewood, residents report hearing the eerie howls of coyotes at night. Whenever possible, take your dog out on a leash. Throwing sticks, balls or small rocks or using hoses and water guns can scare them off, too. BEWARE! Eastern Coyote Sightings in NJ - What To Know! Without a top predator, rats, mice and rabbits start getting out of control. In summer, coyotes fur is shorter and lighter in color. East Brunswick Police Department Says to Use Caution as Coyotes Sighted If a coyote seems comfortable coming within 10 feet of a human, we'll try to catch and remove it, McBride said. Even leaving food for wild cats outdoors or unsecured garbage can attract them.
