My British mum-in-law is bemused by much of what she's seen so far in SoCal.
She thought it strange that we don't let our cats out to roam the neighborhood - until my husband told her about the presence of bears and coyotes in the hills above our home.
He snapped this photo last month while he was on a job site in Malibu. The canine with the large canines was just yawning (whew!) and seemed uninterested in him or his Honda (they were about 30 feet away; gotta love good zoom cameras).
Coincidentally, right after our conversation about coyotes, I received a press release from my friends at KCET, announcing that they will be the subject of this week's episode of Socal Connected:
Once thought to be inhabitants of hillside canyon communities alone, coyotes have not been a major threat in Southern California. But, as Judy Muller reports in “Urban Coyote,” that may be changing. Recently, coyote attacks have been on the rise, particularly in communities such as Huntington Beach, Long Beach, neighborhoods surrounding Griffith Park, Sherman Oaks, Studio City and Woodland Hills. What can you do to protect yourself, your family and your pets, and what does this mean to Southern California?...
...Experts have several recommendations on how to prevent a coyote attack. Some tips include:
• Keep cats and small dogs inside (indoor pets live an average of at least ten years longer) and never leave them unattended outside
• Never leave pet food or water outdoors
• Clean up fallen fruit from your trees (coyotes particularly like peaches and avocados)
The show will air on KCET Thursday night at 8:00 (and repeats on Friday at 8:30). My mum-in-law and I will be watching.
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