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“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.”  On September 1, please join the Portland Urban Coyote Project at OMSI’s Science Pub for a presentation about our local coyote population.  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. One of our wonderful Coyote Crew members, Stephanie Sandmeyer, wrote this article about living with coyotes in the Hillsdale neighborhood. Thanks, Stephanie!   Read/Print/Distribute "Coexisting with Coyotes" a zine from Coyote Crew member, Hunter Currey7/17/2025 "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!
Coexisting with Coyotes by Zuriel van Belle
Read: "Coyote bites dog on Portland trail in rare attack, then follows owner" from the Oregonian6/13/2025 "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."   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!
Whether you love coyotes, hate coyotes, or don’t really care, the advice is the same:
 Coyotes Among Us: Secrets of the City’s Top Predator, A virtual presentation with Dr. Stan Gehrt5/29/2025 Dr. 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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