California proposal to ban killing coyotes draws mixed reactions
- In 2025, California wildlife officials introduced a regulation to prohibit coyote killings except when these animals pose an immediate danger to livestock in Northern California.
- This proposal follows the current rule allowing coyotes to be killed anytime and would require a depredation permit proving verified threats.
- The regulation has drawn mixed reactions from locals like Winter Holloway, a goat owner in Loomis, and Danielle Hanish, a wildlife rescue director in Colfax.
- Holloway mentioned that following multiple coyote and mountain lion incidents, her indoor dogs serve as an early warning system, prompting her to grab her firearm because she suspects coyotes are nearby each time.
- If approved, the rule would complicate responses to coyote threats but supporters say it advances humane treatment while critics call it dangerous.
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