Coyotes

It's coyote mating season in New York State DEC wants you to 'be coyote conscious'.

As pet owners, we do whatever it takes to keep our pets safe. We ensure they have all of their shots and are protected from fleas and ticks. But there is a predator out in full force this time of year. How do you protect your pets from coyotes?

It's coyote mating season in New York State and that could spell danger for your pet or other animals.

All of a sudden everyone in New York is mad at coyotes but why? They're not a new animal that we've never seen before. Actually, coyotes are really misunderstood.

You may be seeing more and more coyotes in neighborhoods and wooded areas across the Capital Region. Even though their mating season doesn't begin until February and runs through March, they are hunters and are looking for food now.

At this time last year, two dogs were killed after 7-10 coyotes, running loose in the Glass Factory/Morgan road, attacked them.

The DEC says the attack of 7 sheep on a local farm was coyotes, but the owners of the farm believe it was a mountain lion.