Four close calls between dogs and coyotes in north Boulder in the last two months prompted the city on Tuesday to remind residents that wild and domestic members of the canine family don’t mix.
The increased coyote activity has also spurred a small group of neighbors in north Boulder to hold a community meeting Wednesday to discuss what they can do to reduce the encounters.
Valerie Matheson, Boulder’s urban wildlife coordinator, said the most recent series of dog-coyote encounters in north Boulder began Nov. 14 near Lakebriar Drive and Promontory Court, where a coyote snatched a dog and carried it off for a short distance. The coyote eventually dropped the dog, which required six stitches for its wounds.
On Dec. 16, a coyote jumped the fence at Foothills Community Dog Park while a woman was with her Boston terrier inside the enclosure. The coyote lunged at the dog a couple of times before the owner managed to scoop up her pet, Matheson said.
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