The Regina area has been experiencing coyote problems. Regina is also home to a large population of Canada geese, much to the annoyance of users of our large downtown park, Wascana Centre.
What do the two have to do with each other? Well, according to a study that reveals just how coyotes are thriving in urban environments:
“* Coyotes help control Canada geese populations. It appears that coyotes are helping to curb the booming Canada goose population in urban areas by eating the eggs from the birds’ nests.”
Perhaps we should be encouraging the coyotes, not shooting at them!
(OK, OK, so they eat other things than goose eggs, like cats, small dogs, etc., etc., and they terrorize people and threaten small children…but, hey, no more goose poop! You’ve gotta set your priorities, right?)
