But it s always good to keep it in front of the department. We want the department to keep it up. He said he doesn t believe state money should be spent on an inhumane animal control program. We have a pattern of abuse and meddling in nature. We cause more problems than we solve, he said.
Coyotes are renowned opportunists and very adaptable.
They have made their way to New York City s Central Park and to downtown Los Angeles. Maine s snaring program has focused on sporting camps and deer yards where severe pressure from coyotes in the deep snow increases the deer kill. Hilton said heavily hit areas in The County include Round Pond in the Allagash region and just north of Baxter State Park. Jakubas said cutting back the number of coyotes in those areas would not affect their population statewide. Coyotes are more evenly distributed.