Quizno's Coyote Update
If you haven't seen the news a young coyote was found yesterday in a Quiznos in downtown Chicago. Chicago Animal Care and Control recovered the coyote and has transfered it to Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation. Dawn picked up the coyote late this morning and is transporting him back to the Barrington facility. The coyote will recieve a complete examination upon arrival. We will provide updates as news becomes available.
posted by Phil Hampel at 12:40 PM
14 Comments:
What great publicity for you!! How exciting... We need more space for our furry and feathery friend... I live on the edge of spears woods in willow springs and wouldn't trade my balcony overlooking the eskers of the forest preserve for anything in the world ...
Thank you so much for saving "adrian"
why another coyote up here, don't we have enough, they are killing our pets
did you fix it
I am very relieved and pleased Flint Rehab will help this poor guy.
The video footage yesterday was upsetting. It certainly did not look as if the Animal Control employee had any compassion for the coyote.
Thank God for Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation. Without them, no telling where the coyote would be today.
do you guys have any high resolution photos of the coyote?
I'm actually looking for photos of him in the cooler, but any photos will do.
Thanks. :)
Response to Anonymous...
No, sorry, we don't have any high resolution photos of the coyote in the cooler. We weren't able to be "on the scene" at Quizno's and only entered the picture later that day when we were contacted by Chicago Animal Care and Control. A photographer who attended the release is allowing to post a couple of photos to the blog, so you'll see those shortly.
Dawn
Dear fjroch@yahoo.com,
Thanks for the positive feedback! We were happy to help.
Dawn
Gwen,
Thank you for your support! We were happy to help this coyote and, as I'm sure you've seen on the news, we released him yesterday. We will be posting to the blog details of his release.
In terms of Animal Control's handling of the coyote, the officer had to ensure control of the coyote so as not to risk the safety of any bystanders. The catch pole, when properly used, is an effective method for transporting frightened and potentially dangerous animals short distances. In an ideal situation, the distance an animal is moved should be minimized. It might have been impossible to park closer to the front door due to the large number of bystanders. Since we were not present during the capture, I cannot provide any details regarding the actual circumstances.
Thanks again,
Dawn
Response to Anonymous,
I'm not sure which "fix" you mean. If you mean did we fix any injuries before he was released, none of his injuries required anything beyond very basic wound care. He had some minor abrasions to his legs - probably from when he tried to jump the counter at the Quizno's, but nothing that would preclude his prompt release. If you mean did we neuter him, the answer is no. We do not neuter any wildlife that comes into the center. Wildlife rehabilitation permits allow us to "rehabilitate" rather than control populations.
Dawn
Response to Anonymous,
We understand that many people are concerned about coyotes and possible encounters with pets. Coyotes, like many other wildlife species, are being forced to adapt to smaller and more urban areas as development continues to destroy their habitat. As this trend continues, the number of encounters between both humans and wildlife and pets and wildlife will increase.
Coyotes by nature are rather shy and will generally avoid contact with humans. As a result, they should not approach a pet as long as the pet is being supervised.
I have my own dogs and we have a healthy coyote popuation where we live. For this reason, as well as to protect them from other potential hazards, we only let our dogs out with supervision. I recommend that, at a minimum, persons that live in areas with coyotes follow the same practice.
As a side note, Flint Creek Wildlife does not euthanize healthy animals. Animals that are recovered from their injuries an capable of surviving in the wild are released back into the wild.
Hope this helps.
Dawn
Hi
I am a 9th grade Environmental Science teacher at the Wheeler School in Providence, RI. My students are currently doing a unit on Coyotes. We are interested in following up on "Adrian". Has he been spotted after his release? Does anyone track him? We would love to hear from you.
Thanks
Donna Lizotte
Wheeler School
donnalizotte@wheelerschool.org
I have a coyote problem.
She is a docile gentile female coyote with 2 legs. FRONT LEFT GONE, BACK RIGHT HANGING.
She is eating my feral cat colony's
food and I can't blame her. The cats beat up on her and a kitten was trying to play with her. She isn't mean at all to other animals and afraid of skunks, even they beat up on her. I am having fun trying to figure out what to do about this.......so far no luck.
I want her to go to a sanctuary somewhere where she can live out her life. She definitely needs to be checked out (2 legs) and fed by someone and I can only imagine if she gets pregnant and gives birth in Spring. OMG.
Also, if she breaks the last leg she has in front.
WHAT CAN I DO? WHO DO I CALL?
I don't want to transport her somewhere to be euthanized.
People are seeing her around here and thinking she will eat thier children. They all have different personalities, just as we do.
And if you people would keep your pets inside they wouldn't get eaten. Duh.
Donna,
We were happy to see you are doing a education unit on coyotes. I hope we provided you all the information you needed when you and Dawn spoke. For everyone else we have not seen Adrian since the release and we do not track their progress once released. I am sure it would provide some interesting research data but unfortunately we don't have the resources. We have our hands full caring for and raising money to support the care of over 2800 animals in 2007.
Duwanee,
Give us a call and we can discuss the situation with the injured coyote. You can reach us at 847-842-8000 or 888-FLINTCREEK (354-6827)
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