Coyotes, bears, and lions: the new urban pioneers? - Christian Science Monitor [fornadablog.blogspot.com]
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[fornadablog.blogspot.com], Coyotes, bears, and lions: the new urban pioneers? - Christian Science Monitor
New research suggests mountain lions and bears may be following the urban pioneering of raccoons, foxes and, most notably, coyotes as they slowly encroach on major US metro areas.
Americans have been moving from the country to the city for decades, so maybe itâs not surprising that researchers are finding a similar pattern among other North American apex predators.Â
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New research suggests mountain lions and bears may be following the urban pioneering of raccoons, foxes and, most notably, coyotes as they slowly encroach on major US metro areas from New Jersey to California. In the case of coyotes, they donât even mind the density, with some coyote packs now confining themselves to territories of a third of a square mile.
âThe coyote is the test case for other animals,â Ohio State University biologist Stan Gehrt told EcoSummit 2012 conference on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. âWeâre finding that these animals are much more flexible than we gave them credit for and theyâre adjusting to our cities. Thatâs going to put the burden back on us: Are we going to be able to adjust to them living with us or are we not going to be able to coexist?â
The news comes as a growing number of young, non-truck-driving Americans have turned to hunting and fishing to augment their diet. Among them: Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, who spent an entire year hunting and catching his own meat as part of a broader effort by a new breed of hunters to âpay the full karmic price,â as one hipster-turned-hunter put it in a recent book.
âThey no longer wish to have an anonymous hit man between themselves and supper,â opines the New York Timesâ Dwight Garner in a recent story. âThey want to thoughtfully stare their protein in the face.â
That opportunity could be coming more frequently.
Last month, the U.S. Sportsmenâs Alliance found that âwildlife-associated activitiesâ â" hunting, fishing, birdwatching â" ticked up in 28 states since 2006, a reversal of a long-term trend. Whether encounters between humans and big predators are placid or violent, however, evidence suggests that clashes between humans and other predators will increase, and potentially intensify.
Though Gehrt says the jury is still out on whether other apex predators will continue to seek closer human contact, anecdotal evidence in support of that theory continues to build. A mountain lion was recently shot near downtown Santa Monica, Calif., and a family of black bears has been observed rambling around Cedar Grove, N.J., a major suburban area.
Coyotes, meanwhile, have become commonplace in and around many cities, including Chicago, where Gehrt has followed coyote packs since 2000. Among many startling findings, Gehrt reported last month that urban coyote couples are 100 percent monogamous, even though there seems to be plenty of opportunity to choose other mates.
âTheyâre finding everything they need right there, in the suburbs of Chicago,â says Gehrt.
As in the case of wolves, Americans have in the past eradicated almost entire populations of apex predators in order to feel safe. Last month, the US Interior Department lifted the endangered status of
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