<![CDATA[Portland Urban Coyote Project - Blog]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:55:25 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[The Coyote Tail: Fall 2026]]>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:37:00 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/the-coyote-tail-fall-2026
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]]><![CDATA[Read: "What to do if you see a coyote in Clackamas County” from the Lake Oswego Review]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:18:10 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/read-what-to-do-if-you-see-a-coyote-in-clackamas-county-from-the-lake-oswego-review“I think most people just aren’t particularly aware that they have coyotes in their area or what to do about a coyote in the area. Most of the time, there are coyotes all over the Portland metro area, and they, for the most part, don’t pose any major threat to people. They can be more commonly a threat to pets, particularly small pets,” said Liz Weinberg, assistant director of the Portland Urban Coyote Project. “It’s very sad when a pet gets harmed by a coyote.” ​
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]]><![CDATA[OMSI Science Pub: Our Coyote Neighbors]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:38:34 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/omsi-science-pub-our-coyote-neighborsOn September 1, please join the Portland Urban Coyote Project at OMSI’s Science Pub for a presentation about our local coyote population.
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Portland Urban Coyote Project Assistant Director Liz Weinberg will help you get to know Portland’s coyotes, share what we've learned about them, and explain what you can do to ensure we all live well together.

Science Pubs are a casual lecture series coordinated by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Learn more and get tickets here.
]]><![CDATA[Read: "Hillsdale: Where Coyotes Thrive" by Coyote Crew member, Stephanie Sandmeyer]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:21:23 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/read-hillsdale-where-coyotes-thrive-by-coyote-crew-member-stephanie-sandmeyerOne of our wonderful Coyote Crew members, Stephanie Sandmeyer, wrote this article about living with coyotes in the Hillsdale neighborhood. Thanks, Stephanie!
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]]><![CDATA[Read/Print/Distribute "Coexisting with Coyotes" a zine from Coyote Crew member, Hunter Currey]]>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/readprintdistribute-coexisting-with-coyotes-a-zine-from-coyote-crew-member-hunter-currey"Coexisting with Coyotes" by Hunter Currey
We are thrilled to share this charming and informative zine from Hunter Currey—we are so lucky to have Hunter as a Coyote Crew member! We recommend printing and folding a paper copy for yourself and for friends—it is easy and fun! Please share this far and wide!
Printing instructions: 
Print double-sided, cut horizontally, make sure the page numbers are in the right order, fold, and staple.
Coexisting with Coyotes by Zuriel van Belle
]]><![CDATA[Read: "Coyote bites dog on Portland trail in rare attack, then follows owner" from the Oregonian]]>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:07:13 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/read-coyote-bites-dog-on-portland-trail-in-rare-attack-then-follows-owner-from-the-oregonian"​A coyote biting a dog is rare, but the trailing behavior — called “escorting” — isn’t unusual in spring and summer as coyotes protect their pups, said Zuriel van Belle, the director of the Portland Urban Coyote Project."
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]]><![CDATA[Read: "Coyote-palooza Returns..." from KATU]]>Sat, 31 May 2025 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/read-coyote-palooza-returns-from-katu
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]]><![CDATA[Gearing up for Coyote-palooza, May 31, 2025]]>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:32:51 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/gearing-up-for-coyote-palooza-may-31-2025
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This is the second year of Coyote-palooza, a street fair style event next to the PSU Farmers Market (SW Park/ SW Montgomery)!

We can't wait to see everyone on Saturday, May 31st from 8:30am to 2pm!

Come down to Coyote-palooza to learn more about the resident coyotes of the Portland metro area, share your coyote stories, ask your coyote questions, and have some fun!
  • Pet and family friendly event, free
  • Crafts for kids (coyote crown, coloring)
  • Activities for everyone (hazing rattle with upcycled materials from SCRAP PDX)
  • Fill a passport as you visit booths and spin a wheel for prizes (stickers, shirts, totes, and a few grand prizes—binoculars and a catio)
  • Feel coyote fur, look at paw prints, look at and add to our sighting map, check out a full catio set up, learn to coyote-proof your chicken coop, learn about the cultural significance of coyotes
  • Chat with researchers, wildlife biologists, and other partners.

Whether you love coyotes, hate coyotes, or don’t really care, the advice is the same: 
  • Never feed coyotes and remove potential food sources.
  • Protect pets. Keep pets indoors, on short leashes, and supervised.
  • Scare off bold coyotes. Make noise until the coyote leaves the area.
Share this message. This only works when the whole community works together to keep people, pets, and coyotes safe.
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]]><![CDATA[Coyotes Among Us: Secrets of the City’s Top Predator, A virtual presentation with Dr. Stan Gehrt]]>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:28:08 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/coyotes-among-us-secrets-of-the-citys-top-predator-a-virtual-presentation-with-dr-stan-gehrtDr. Stan Gehrt is principal investigator of the largest, and longest, study of coyotes in the Chicago area, which has involved the monitoring of over 1,600 coyotes over a 25-year period. In this virtual presentation, he will discuss the things we have learned from these animals living among millions of people, such as how they move across the landscape while avoiding us, how they interact with each other, and how they function as predators in the urban ecosystem. Dr. Gehrt will also discuss the risks and the benefits of having a top predator within the city, and how our relationships with them may evolve into the future.
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]]><![CDATA[Listen: Zuriel van Belle (PUCP) and Karen Kraus (FCC) of the Coyote Crew Volunteer Program on "Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving" (KBOO)]]>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.portlandcoyote.com/blog/listen-zuriel-van-belle-pucp-and-karen-kraus-fcc-of-the-coyote-crew-volunteer-program-on-keeping-it-real-with-lisa-loving-kboo
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