Thursday, January 31, 2013
About 150 people gathered at the Church of the Epiphany outside Decatur to talk about ways to control the coyote problem.
Three speakers talked about the metro Atlanta coyote problem Tuesday night at the Church of the Epiphany. Mary A. Paglieri, a consultant with the Little Blue Society in the San Francisco area, a group that specializes in human-animal conflict resolution, said behavior modification is the only way to go. "They will avoid things that are pretty much new," she said. "If they come into your back yard frequently, you need to modify your habitat. ... You start with the minimum of scare tactics and you escalate." Readers have alerted Patch that they have seen coyotes around the Murphey Candler area that borders Brookhaven and Dunwoody. That could be done through scent, loud noises, shooting paintballs and moving large objects around, she said. …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The meeting will be held at the Church of the Epiphany at the corner of East Lake Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue.
People are talking about coyotes again. At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Druid Hills Civic Association will hold a meeting for intown Atlanta communities like Decatur that are affected by these wild canine creatures. The meeting will be held in the parish hall at the Church of the Epiphany at 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave., just outside the Decatur city limits. The speakers will include: Related Items: Seen Any Coyotes in Brookhaven?
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
A reader tells Patch that a pair were spotted last week in the Murphey Candler area.
Is Brookhaven the next city in metro Atlanta to have a coyote problem? A reader told Patch that a pair of coyotes were spotted on Jan. 17 in the Murphey Candler area, on W. Nancy Creek near a condominium complex. Our neighboring city of Decatur has been hosting community meetings on the critters for some time now. The last flurry of complaints came in late 2011 after a resident of the East Parkwood Road neighborhood saw a coyote snatch her cat off the front porch. In fact, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29, the Druid Hills Civic Association will hold a meeting for intown Atlanta communities like Decatur that are affected by these wild canine creatures. The meeting will be held in the parish hall at the Church of the Epiphany at 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The day's top headlines for Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Atlanta Public Schools Come Off Probation. Occupy Atlanta: 'We Are The New World' Occupy Atlanta Plans To Re-Occupy Woodruff Park. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn Movie Films In Brookhaven. Coyotes Spotted In Briarcliff Area. Trunk Or Treat In Stone Mountain. Halloween Night In Avondale Estates. Trick Or Treaters In Dunwoody's Briers North.
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1:07 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Bring in the guys and gals from Swamp Wars. I bet they could clear out the area in just a couple of weeks. more ›