These are scary animals that need to be controlled. Ever hear the sounds of a pack when they attack their victim? Not so cute and passive then. Please take care of these in whatever way possible as they have been seen in the morning hours around Portsmouth when children are heading to the bis stop.

Euthanized? You've got to be kidding? No Sandy, the answer is to shoot them on sight! What is next; release them in another section of tiny Rhode Island? They are vermin in this part of the country and must be controlled at the point of sight. Period.

The "long-term" part of this plan is what will help residents the most...teaching them to keep pet food indoors, to only put tightly-covered trash out on collection days, not to let pets wander, to walk dogs on leashes, etc. We need to learn to coexist with coyotes and other wildlife... not to kill anything without a collar! If Denver, Chicago and San Francisco can do it, so can this area!
--"Problem" coyotes should be dealt with only if farmers are doing THEIR part...yes, remove dead carcasses quickly (as the article mentions), but also erect GOOD fences with horizontal aprons at the bottom to prevent burrowing, use night corrals for young animals, adopt good husbandry practices and put guard dogs, donkeys and llamas in fields with livestock.
--Wildlife only becomes a problem or "nuisance" when humans create situations (such as poor fencing or NO fencing) in which the wild animals see an easy meal or den and come too close.
--Check projectcoyote.org for good scientific info.

If the coyote populations and their dens are well identified why not utilize birth control as a means of reducing the population? Repeatedly placing food laced with sterility medication in close vicinity to these "centers" for the appropriate time ahead of the mating season (one on-line source states "The coyote mates between February and April.....") will eventually reduce the newborn population towards some level more in balance with human activity here on Aquidneck Island.

The other day I gave a coyote the finger and called him a nasty name. I haven't seen it since. I think this is basically what people suggest above.

Talk, talk, talk and more talk. Trap them quickly and kill them. Not nice words but that is what will happen if some folks get off their rear ends and get to work, unless an uproar causes those in charge to have to do a DNA test first to see if the coyote they just caught is a good one or one of the bad guys. Geez. Our little town here Texas got rid of 24 of them very quickly by trapping then disposing of them. They refuse to say how they disposed of them probably due to bleeding hearts whining about what they did...but...then again this is Texas where they know what to do with coyotes. I suspect this subject will still be being discussed 5 yrs down the road.

Just read coyote attacks a pug in Middletown. We need to be careful with young children going to the bus stop. Especially with it being dark at due to the time change.

OK Shawn, what do you recommend for being careful with the kids going to the bus stop. What is your plan? Have you a plan? Didn't think so! It has been a week now or thereabouts, and I am still waiting to read about several trapped and killed coyotes here or anywhere. Talk, talk, talk!

Let's hope no children get Hirt while there are these crazy decisions out there. I think bases on the news something seriously needs to be done now to control these animals. It is only time until someone gets hurt.