With the metro area expanding deeper into the farmlands and woodlands, encroaching on wildlife is starting to affect the new neighborhoods. Deer are often seen in people’s backyards and alongside the subdivision streets. At night I often see a red fox scampering across a yard. Next door has trouble with a large raccoon getting into her trash cans at night. And now the people in the big gated communities and large estates are having problems with coyotes. Although coyotes do not attack humans, they do kill pets and will attack cats and dogs even in broad daylight with a human present. So we are going to have to find a way to reduce the coyote population. Killing cats and dogs is just not going to be tolerated.