Two leading animal-rights groups are concerned that Greenwood Village has decided to shoot and trap coyotes, saying that the better strategy is to learn how to live with them.
One of those groups — the American Humane Association — sent a letter Friday to Greenwood Village Mayor Nancy Sharpe and City Council members urging them to research the problem extensively, as the Colorado Division of Wildlife has recommended. The association suggests Greenwood Village use long-term tactics to prevent direct human encounters with coyotes. “The most effective long-term strategy is prevention, and that is only going to be achieved through education on how to effectively live with coyotes by keeping food that attracts them picked up, keeping cats indoors, etc.,” said the letter.
Friends of Animals, based in Washington, D.C., has urged a similar strategy. Anthony Bowe, The Denver Post
