In recent years, the number of coyote attacks on pets in Nahant, Massachusetts has gotten so bad, the USDA has had to step in.
NAHANT, Mass. — From the inside of her living room, Anna Cox looks out over the Atlantic Ocean. The sun’s rays on a recent January morning are flickering off the horizon as she begins to talk about the coyote problem that has divided the small seaside town of Nahant, Massachusetts.
It was a painful life lesson for this former first-grade teacher, who quickly learned she was not alone in her grief.In recent years, Nahant, a seaside town of 3,000, has seen an increasing number of coyote attacks on animals. Coyotes have become so pervasive on this peninsula, that day or night, residents out on walks do whatever they can to protect themselves and their pets. Some carry baseball bats, and others like Tim Brennan, carry large walking sticks to haze off coyotes if needed.
Because of how densely populated the peninsula is, hunting isn’t legal here under Massachusetts law. It’s a decision that has divided this one square mile of land.“I think their numbers are too high, and I don’t have a problem with them being exterminated,” she said.
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