CTV interview
Duration: 06:22, Format: Quicktime
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Coyotes have became more and more of a danger throughout the province as packs killed farmers’ animals, lurked near schoolyards and even approached a Sydney man within city limits while he was taking a walk. Problems over the past year, including the fatal attack of a young woman hiking in Cape Breton Highlands Park, have led to calls for bounties on the animal.
But Â鶹´«Ã½ researcher Simon Gadbois says bounties don't work, "because if you kill the animals they can't transmit a fear of humans to the next generation," he tells CTV anchor Steve Murphy.
"Do we need to be wary of these animals?" asks Mr. Murphy.
"Yes, I would be careful," responds Dr. Gadbois, "And I would certainly report cases of animals that are bolder than usual and have abnormal behavioral patterns, like a lot of daylight activity which is not something you'd expect."