With hillside living comes increased wildlife, and it's not uncommon to see all kinds of critters running around. Jack rabbits, deer and even an occasional mountain lion are seen by residents and visitors. Now, however, many residents living near Pierce Road are worried about coyotes. Carol Salvatori has seen them, and says that her husband has watched the animals run down their street. Pierce Road also call out attention to a lost cat, missing now for more than two weeks.
Nobody knows if the feline seen with the coyote was that particular cat.
But now, other neighbors are reporting a second cat found recently that was alive, but paralyzed and with puncture wounds in its head. Whatever it was though, Mobilio believes it was probably taken away by some kind of predator. What's worse, he says, is just last week the other cat was found in a tree near Foothill Elementary School. In the years he's lived off Pierce Road, Mobilio says he can't remember a time when there have been so many sightings and evidence of predators. They're all around.