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Central Park Coyote
New helicopters hovering overhead!!?? No wonder the poor thing was so
scared. Gaaah, people are so STOOPID!! THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 22, 2006, 12:56 PM EST A wily coyote led sharpshooters armed with tranquilizer guns on a wild chase through Central Park before being captured Wednesday. The coyote proved to be quite adept at avoiding capture, jumping into the water, ducking under a bridge, and scampering through the grounds of an ice skating rink after authorities thought they had the varmint cornered Wednesday morning. The coyote, a male believed to be about a year old, was caught near Belvedere Castle, close to 79th Street and Central Park West, around 10 a.m. All the while, news helicopters hovering overhead tracked every turn in the chase, and it was broadcast around the country. Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said a NYPD police officer shot the coyote with a tranquilizer gun at close range. The hunt began Tuesday afternoon when Benepe, among others, spotted the animal in the southeast corner of Central Park, not far from the tony Upper East Side before he leaped over a fence and disappeared. It's unclear when the coyote, nicknamed Hal by parks workers, first arrived in the big city, but the first sightings of the animal came early Sunday. Hal is only the second coyote ever to be spotted in Central Park, Benepe said, the last being seven years ago. Interestingly, Benepe said both coyotes strayed into the same area, the Hallett Wildlife Sanctuary. "It's an area closed to people and dogs, so it's a good place for a coyote to hunt for birds," he said. While coyotes don't usually present a threat to people, Benepe had warned that park visitors should keep their dogs leashed to protect the pets. Officials said one of their tranquilizers had managed to hit the coyote Tuesday, but that it appeared to have no effect. The coyote may have wandered into the city from Westchester County, or perhaps swimming across the Hudson River from New Jersey, Benepe said. Asked to speculate why a coyote would venture into Central Park, Benepe said, "It's an immature young coyote ... at that age they're frisky and curious to explore the turf." "It takes quite an adventurous coyote," Benepe said. "You either have to swim or cross a railroad trestle used by Metro-North and Amtrak that runs along the Hudson under the George Washington Bridge and then goes through a very wooded area." "They are very good swimmers," he added. "He's recovering," said Benepe, who visited the coyote after his capture. He said the animal would be taken to an upstate wildlife facility "as soon as he is ready to be transferred." Coyote sightings in urban areas are nothing new, but the critters rarely venture into the concrete jungle of New York City. The coyote that found its way to Central Park in 1999 is now kept in the Queens Zoo. "It's very unusual to have them in Manhattan," Benepe said. "They have to be particularly adventurous." In Westchester County, coyote sightings have increased rapidly since the 1970s. In 1997, 15 sightings were noted, but many encounters are no longer even reported -- unless they involve the loss of a pet. The animals generally shy away from people and no attacks on humans have been recorded, but several pet dogs have been snatched from back yards by the predators. Officials fear that as the coyotes settle into a suburban existence they may lose some fear of people. The state and Cornell University are planning a five-year study that will include attempts to trap and tranquilize coyotes in four Westchester towns. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War |
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Central Park Coyote
Kreisleriana wrote in
: New helicopters hovering overhead!!?? No wonder the poor thing was so scared. Gaaah, people are so STOOPID!! This is so sad, and so stupid - that coyote has probably lived there for his whole life. People don't realize it, but there are more coyotes in urban environments than ever before, and the population density per square mile is *much* higher in urban areas than in open prairie. See: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/urbcoyot.htm for more. Chak -- I would like at least one political party in this country to be willing to say that sex is fun and an important part of being human. --PZ Myers, http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/ |
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OT Politics (was Central Park Coyote)
On 2006-03-22, Chakolate penned:
I would like at least one political party in this country to be willing to say that sex is fun and an important part of being human. --PZ Myers, http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/ Wow, interesting blog there. And what a quote. C'mon, who's going to stand up for sex when we already ousted a general surgeon for daring to suggest that masturbation constituted safe teen sex? -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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OT Politics (was Central Park Coyote)
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
... On 2006-03-22, Chakolate penned: I would like at least one political party in this country to be willing to say that sex is fun and an important part of being human. --PZ Myers, http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/ Wow, interesting blog there. And what a quote. C'mon, who's going to stand up for sex when we already ousted a general surgeon for daring to suggest that masturbation constituted safe teen sex? I know! When my children were teens and pre-teens I stressed to them that masturbation was not only "OK", but the *PREFERRED* method of releasing sexual tension (expecially in this age of AIDS) as opposed to high-risk teen-aged sexual intercourse. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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OT Politics (was Central Park Coyote)
On 2006-03-22, CatNipped penned:
I know! When my children were teens and pre-teens I stressed to them that masturbation was not only "OK", but the *PREFERRED* method of releasing sexual tension (expecially in this age of AIDS) as opposed to high-risk teen-aged sexual intercourse. Yeah. I don't really understand the issue. I guess it's that one line in the Bible? -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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OT Politics (was Central Park Coyote)
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
I don't really understand the issue. I guess it's that one line in the Bible? Well, you really *don't* want to look at the bible for sexual advise. Otherwise I would have to go f*ck my brother's wife if he dies without children. And adulterer women would have to be stoned. Not the men though, it's ok for them to f*ck around. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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OT Politics (was Central Park Coyote)
On 2006-03-22, Victor Martinez penned:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote: I don't really understand the issue. I guess it's that one line in the Bible? Well, you really *don't* want to look at the bible for sexual advise. Otherwise I would have to go f*ck my brother's wife if he dies without children. And adulterer women would have to be stoned. Not the men though, it's ok for them to f*ck around. *I* certainly don't ... but a lot of people do! They seem to pick and choose the parts they want, though. The human mind is a fascinating place. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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OT Politics (was Central Park Coyote)
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-03-22, Victor Martinez penned: Monique Y. Mudama wrote: I don't really understand the issue. I guess it's that one line in the Bible? Well, you really *don't* want to look at the bible for sexual advise. Otherwise I would have to go f*ck my brother's wife if he dies without children. And adulterer women would have to be stoned. Not the men though, it's ok for them to f*ck around. *I* certainly don't ... but a lot of people do! They seem to pick and choose the parts they want, though. The human mind is a fascinating place. Yes, and I believe it's called Selective Perception (see/hear/understand only want you *want* to). |
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Central Park Coyote
Chakolate wrote: Kreisleriana wrote in : New helicopters hovering overhead!!?? No wonder the poor thing was so scared. Gaaah, people are so STOOPID!! This is so sad, and so stupid - that coyote has probably lived there for his whole life. People don't realize it, but there are more coyotes in urban environments than ever before, and the population density per square mile is *much* higher in urban areas than in open prairie. I didn't think they EVER ventured that far east of the Rockies! See: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/urbcoyot.htm for more. Chak -- NewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth |
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Central Park Coyote
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:18:50 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote: Chakolate wrote: Kreisleriana wrote in : New helicopters hovering overhead!!?? No wonder the poor thing was so scared. Gaaah, people are so STOOPID!! This is so sad, and so stupid - that coyote has probably lived there for his whole life. People don't realize it, but there are more coyotes in urban environments than ever before, and the population density per square mile is *much* higher in urban areas than in open prairie. I didn't think they EVER ventured that far east of the Rockies! Coyotes were once a western/Great Plains phenomenon, but they have now spread to the entire contiguous USA, and probably Alaska as well. I haven't heard of any in Hawaii. They have proven to be pretty adaptable at living among humans, much more so than have wolves, whose niche they are now filling. They also raid trash cans and eat the occasional pet. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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