Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:41 PM
Liberal_in_LA (28,633 posts)
Terrified & Disoriented coyote found in SF. "She’d given up"
More pictures at the link at end of post
Disoriented coyote found in Mission is recovering 
https://www.facebook.com/abc7news 
A terrified coyote found wandering San Francisco’s Mission District is recovering at a Silicon Valley wildlife center, rescuers said Friday. The coyote might have inadvertently hitched a ride into the big city in a car, moving truck or shipping container, said Rebecca Dmytryk, director of the group WildRescue, a nonprofit that helped the animal. City animal control officers found the female coyote, known as No. 57, hungry and delirious near the corner of Capp and 18th streets on Jan. 18. “She was petrified, disoriented,” Dmytryk said. “She was at the end of the dead-end alley, facing away from people, hiding her head in the corner. She’d given up.” 
Rescuers corralled the coyote and found she was emaciated, dehydrated and covered in fleas and ticks. “Coyotes are really, really smart, and they just don’t usually act that way,” Dmytryk said. “If she were in her own neighborhood and she knew her way, she would have taken off.” The dog is gaining weight and strength at the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley, said Ashley Kinney, the wildlife rehabilitation supervisor who has been treating No. 57. “She is actually doing really well; she is definitely improving,” Kinney said. “We hope to move her into our coyote pen with the other coyotes soon.” Eventually, No. 57 will be released back into the wild, Kinney said. http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/02/01/disoriented-coyote-found-in-mission-is-recovering/#9695-2
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 Terrified & Disoriented coyote found in SF. "She’d given up" (Original post) |
Liberal_in_LA | Feb 2013 | OP |
| BigDemVoter | Feb 2013 | #1 | |
| ChazInAz | Feb 2013 | #2 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #3 | |
| FirstLight | Feb 2013 | #4 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Feb 2013 | #5 | |
| MynameisBlarney | Feb 2013 | #7 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #9 | |
| MynameisBlarney | Feb 2013 | #12 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #14 | |
| Dash87 | Feb 2013 | #27 | |
| freshwest | Feb 2013 | #48 | |
| brush | Feb 2013 | #26 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #50 | |
| brush | Feb 2013 | #64 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #65 | |
| joeybee12 | Feb 2013 | #10 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Feb 2013 | #11 | |
| MynameisBlarney | Feb 2013 | #13 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #15 | |
| MynameisBlarney | Feb 2013 | #17 | |
| Canuckistanian | Feb 2013 | #31 | |
| MynameisBlarney | Feb 2013 | #34 | |
| magical thyme | Feb 2013 | #55 | |
| freshwest | Feb 2013 | #51 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #52 | |
| kimmylavin | Feb 2013 | #24 | |
| RKP5637 | Feb 2013 | #53 | |
| kimmylavin | Feb 2013 | #67 | |
| RebelOne | Feb 2013 | #16 | |
| freshwest | Feb 2013 | #49 | |
| Mojorabbit | Feb 2013 | #37 | |
| catbyte | Feb 2013 | #6 | |
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| frylock | Feb 2013 | #18 | |
| forestpath | Feb 2013 | #19 | |
| Curmudgeoness | Feb 2013 | #20 | |
| Solly Mack | Feb 2013 | #21 | |
| Helen Reddy | Feb 2013 | #22 | |
| DemoTex | Feb 2013 | #23 | |
| JimDandy | Feb 2013 | #25 | |
| Honeycombe8 | Feb 2013 | #28 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #36 | |
| Honeycombe8 | Feb 2013 | #39 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #40 | |
| marybourg | Feb 2013 | #57 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #58 | |
| Brigid | Feb 2013 | #29 | |
| blacksheep2013 | Feb 2013 | #30 | |
| KT2000 | Feb 2013 | #32 | |
| DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav | Feb 2013 | #33 | |
| MynameisBlarney | Feb 2013 | #35 | |
| SQUEE | Feb 2013 | #38 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #42 | |
| OneGrassRoot | Feb 2013 | #41 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #43 | |
| BlancheSplanchnik | Feb 2013 | #46 | |
| hfojvt | Feb 2013 | #44 | |
| BlancheSplanchnik | Feb 2013 | #45 | |
| Are_grits_groceries | Feb 2013 | #47 | |
| RKP5637 | Feb 2013 | #54 | |
| RKP5637 | Feb 2013 | #56 | |
| nick of time | Feb 2013 | #59 | |
| RKP5637 | Feb 2013 | #63 | |
| life long demo | Feb 2013 | #60 | |
| Skittles | Feb 2013 | #61 | |
| ailsagirl | Feb 2013 | #62 | |
| Beringia | Feb 2013 | #66 | |
| smirkymonkey | Feb 2013 | #68 |
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:03 PM
AsahinaKimi (18,073 posts)
5. I was shocked to actually see one in the city.
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #12)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:44 PM
27. Coyotes, like wolves, can't be domesticated.
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #12)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:14 PM
freshwest (31,274 posts)
48. They're too skittish, their senses too acute, to adapt to that.
Response to nick of time (Reply #50)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:45 PM
64. Wile E. Coyote of the Roadrunner cartoons. C'mon, these are the jokes, folks. nt
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Response to brush (Reply #64)
Sun Feb 3, 2013, 08:44 AM
65. Got it.
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Thanks.
I shudda known, my kids used to watch the roadrunner cartoons. |
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #7)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:19 PM
joeybee12 (41,659 posts)
10. They don't have the fear of humans like other wild animals...
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #7)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:25 PM
AsahinaKimi (18,073 posts)
11. I have a dear friend in Los Angeles
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #13)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:30 PM
15. These beautiful animals
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Last edited Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:37 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) are also highly skilled hunters and will take down a calf if given the chance.
Funny story, I have about 100 head of cattle and one day while in the barn, I heard them raising hell, so I go outside and saw that they had a coyote cornered in the pen, poor little thing was terrified, so I shooed the cows away and allowed it to leave on it's own. I won't kill an animal unless they're activly raiding my livestock and I figured that this poor little guy was just passing through and just happened to take the wrong path. |
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #17)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 10:04 PM
Canuckistanian (42,177 posts)
31. There are now some coyote-wolf hybrids
Response to MynameisBlarney (Reply #34)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:30 PM
55. Coy-dogs -- they can combine the worst traits of both
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We've had coy-dogs up here "thrill kill" entire herds of deer. It seemed every winter when I first moved up here, I'd read about them finding 20+ deer slaughtered in the Bangor area.
I nearly lost my dog Jake to a pack when he was just a pup. We were in the barn putting up my horse and goat for the night when one started barking from the woods just behind my barn. Jakey bolted for the door -- luckily I'd forgotten my gloves and was able to grab his collar and drag him back into the barn. Next thing you know, the entire pack was howling and yipping with the barking coming only from the middle. We spent over half an hour inside the barn...they were so close by I was afraid to head up to the house. I've heard they'll "recruit" a dog to lure other dogs in.  |
Response to nick of time (Reply #15)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:18 PM
freshwest (31,274 posts)
51. They can be a problem for cattle that spend their lives outdoors. I won't go into details,
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #11)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:32 PM
kimmylavin (1,985 posts)
24. I'm a little north of LA.
Response to kimmylavin (Reply #24)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:28 PM
RKP5637 (25,585 posts)
53. My cat would think one was nuts if they told him to go outdoors. He wants
Response to RKP5637 (Reply #53)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 02:18 PM
kimmylavin (1,985 posts)
67. Exactly!
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It's warm in here, and not so big.
Plus there's free food, a fireplace, and accommodating laps!  |
Response to RebelOne (Reply #16)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:16 PM
freshwest (31,274 posts)
49. I've heard them in a park north of Seattle at night in the winter. They like to eat squirrels.
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #5)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:11 PM
Mojorabbit (12,772 posts)
37. We have them in the middle of the city in Orlando. It is amazing. nt
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:03 PM
catbyte (3,945 posts)
6. Poor baby! Look at that gorgeous face & haunting (haunted) eyes.
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Last edited Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:05 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) I am so happy she's doing better.
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:36 PM
frylock (19,035 posts)
18. poor girl..
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Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:50 PM
19. I'm so glad she was saved and is doing better.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:16 PM
Curmudgeoness (10,479 posts)
20. OMG, those eyes show how terrified she was.
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:24 PM
Solly Mack (49,461 posts)
21. She's a beauty!
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:30 PM
DemoTex (21,988 posts)
23. Prairie Wolf
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:45 PM
Honeycombe8 (18,002 posts)
28. Poor thing. They live in packs, don't they? I hope she gets a new pack? Can they do that?
Response to nick of time (Reply #36)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:41 PM
Honeycombe8 (18,002 posts)
39. That's good to know. Seems like she'll do better, then, when released back intot the wild. nt
Response to Honeycombe8 (Reply #39)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:44 PM
40. I truly hope so,
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and I hope some asshole doesn't shoot her just to shoot her. She deserves a chance at life after what she's been through.
All the best wishes to her survival.  |
Response to nick of time (Reply #36)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:33 PM
57. Here (AZ) they're often in family groups, sometimes
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 10:21 PM
KT2000 (9,714 posts)
32. Thanks to the rescuers
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:36 PM
SQUEE (513 posts)
38. I often have to take down the 'yotes and feral dogs and hogs around here
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:44 PM
OneGrassRoot (18,712 posts)
41. omg, that has me in tears...
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“She was petrified, disoriented,” Dmytryk said. “She was at the end of the dead-end alley, facing away from people, hiding her head in the corner. She’d given up.”
For a creature to have given up hope in that way...no words. Thank goodness she's doing much, much better. Bless her. |
Response to OneGrassRoot (Reply #41)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 02:27 PM
BlancheSplanchnik (7,693 posts)
46. me too!
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 02:01 PM
44. my dog Jack used to do that as a puppy
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 02:25 PM
BlancheSplanchnik (7,693 posts)
45. so glad she was rescued!!!!!!!!
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Sweetie
Where I used to live, in the Fingerlakes area of NY, you could hear the Yoteez at night. I loved that. :,) Happy trails, little wild puppy. |
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 02:28 PM
Are_grits_groceries (12,548 posts)
47. I can relate.
Response to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #47)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:29 PM
RKP5637 (25,585 posts)
54. Yeah, I know what you mean. n/t
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 05:30 PM
RKP5637 (25,585 posts)
56. I'm sooo happy she's doing OK. n/t
Response to nick of time (Reply #59)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 06:54 PM
RKP5637 (25,585 posts)
63. Sooo frightened and sooo out of her environment through no fault of her own. I love wildlife! n/t
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 06:39 PM
Skittles (86,204 posts)
61. she is a true beaut
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 06:48 PM
ailsagirl (9,580 posts)
62. Sweet little creature
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Sun Feb 3, 2013, 01:28 PM
66. Thank you to the Wildlife Center
Response to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:05 PM
smirkymonkey (11,657 posts)
68. Poor, sweet little angel.
