Coyotes have made a steady comeback in San Francisco after once being nearly wiped out, renewing a debate between those who want to protect coyotes and others who see them as a growing threat.
Three years ago, Alison Lufkin was walking her dog Oliver in the city’s Presidio when something happened that she said she’ll remember the rest of her life. A coyote slipped out of the brush, and, in an instant, Oliver was gone.
“I tore back toward him, screaming, and he turned around and looked at me with my dog in his mouth,” said Lufkin. “My dog’s eyes met my eyes, and it was just so heartbreaking. Then he ran off with my dog.”…