ATLANTA – A large, nocturnal predator has become an increasingly common sight in Georgia in recent years, including around metro Atlanta: the coyote.
Now, a new University of Georgia-led study finds coyotes are likely here to stay in the Southeast, and efforts to control populations of the crafty animals are probably a waste of time and money.
“As much as it seems lethal control is going to be a good method, I think we have to abandon that and be creative about how we’re gonna work with coyotes in the future,” said Heather Gaya, postdoctoral researcher at UGA and the study’s lead author…