Central Park Coyote

"badwilson" wrote in message
...

"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message
...
On 2006-03-23, penned:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

I grew up with my mom telling me she'd get me on BC when I was 16.
She was terrified, for some reason, of becoming a grandmother
while I was a teen. Well before I *was* a teen.

Gee, I can't imagine why that would terrify her! Smart mom.


No arguments there, but my mom was frightened to a degree that was a
bit ... disconcerting.

LOL! Must be German moms, my mom was the same way. But I got no BC. I
was
just kept in all the time with way too strict curfew rules. And
threatened
to be disowned if I ever got pregnant as a teen.
--
Britta



Well, I wasn't allowed to got to anything, ever, and my mum's friends would
tell her whenever they saw me....and i still managed to get a teenage
pregnancy in (only just though)....my mum still teases me and hubby about it

wrote:
dnr wrote:

Yeah, too oblique a statement. I don't like and have never been
able to relate to canines The Spitz chasing me, at age 2, into the
barbed- wire fence might have something to do with that.....LOL.

Oh, I see. You aren't fond of dogs, so it's harder to have sympathy
for a canine. OK, I'll buy that. That must have been a pretty
frightening (not to mention painful) experience for you at that age!

Joyce

Funnily enough, that's the age I was when I was first scratched by a cat, I
was chasing Figaro round the garden, thinking it was a game, she got tired
of the game, stopped, turned round and scrathed me down both legs. It hurt
and they bled a lot, but I learned a valuable lesson and I still loved
afterwards. This picture was taken 15 years later, a few months before she
died.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...75823146SifSmF
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2006-03-23, penned:
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

I grew up with my mom telling me she'd get me on BC when I was 16.
She was terrified, for some reason, of becoming a grandmother
while I was a teen. Well before I *was* a teen.

Gee, I can't imagine why that would terrify her! Smart mom.


No arguments there, but my mom was frightened to a degree that was a
bit ... disconcerting.

It probably says a lot about what she thought of as a teenager, anyway
parents always worry, that's their job.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Adrian A wrote:

Funnily enough, that's the age I was when I was first scratched by a cat, I
was chasing Figaro round the garden, thinking it was a game, she got tired
of the game, stopped, turned round and scrathed me down both legs. It hurt
and they bled a lot, but I learned a valuable lesson and I still loved
afterwards. This picture was taken 15 years later, a few months before she
died.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...75823146SifSmF

Sweet! And she lived a long life! Must've been all that exercise you
gave her.

Joyce

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Maybe it will result in a repeal of sodomy laws by a grass roots
effort from the young christian right. Hey, a girl can dream =P

All sodomy laws in the US were thrown out by the Supreme Court in
Lawrence vs Texas back in June 2003.

--
Victor M. Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
Send your spam he
Email me he

wrote:
Adrian A wrote:

Funnily enough, that's the age I was when I was first scratched by
a cat, I was chasing Figaro round the garden, thinking it was a
game, she got tired of the game, stopped, turned round and
scrathed me down both legs. It hurt and they bled a lot, but I
learned a valuable lesson and I still loved afterwards. This
picture was taken 15 years later, a few months before she died.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...75823146SifSmF

Sweet! And she lived a long life! Must've been all that exercise you
gave her.

Joyce

She was almost 20 when she died, 4 years older than me. When I was very
small I thought everyone was supposed to live with a cat. ;-)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

.. And threatened
to be disowned if I ever got pregnant as a teen.

My mum used to say that she didn't care if I got pregnant but I would
be the one who would have to tell my dad

End result: I was so paranoid it's a wonder I ever managed to have a
normal sex life. I used two methods of contraception at the same time
just in case!

Oh and neither of my parents has yet told me the facts of life and the
only way they could manage it now would involve a medium

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

On 22 Mar 2006 21:16:52 GMT, Chakolate
yodeled:

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.



Central Park-- no, I don't think so. And I am very aware of urban
wildlife, I see amazing things in my local park every day. But I
don't think a top predator could have lived in Central Park for years
without being noticed. He was pegged at only a year old. He was
probably a suburban coyote. He could easily have come down from
Westchester overnight.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:34:32 -0600, Victor Martinez
yodeled:

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.


Which one of your brother's wives? After all, the Bible lets you guys
have more than one.

"Traditional family values" my @$$.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:17:43 GMT, "Yoj"
yodeled:

"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
.. .
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

I heard about that on the news. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that
they only shot him with a tranquilizer gun.

Joy



Oh, he's not our first. Our first was Otis, who now lives in the
Queens Zoo. I don't think we're that bad here in NY.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War