Don't feed the coyotes!
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headline:
Griffith Park visitors warned against feeding wildlife
The move was prompted by coyote attacks on two people in September.
Feeding coyotes in the park is illegal and carries a fine of up to
$1,000 and jail time.
By Nicole Santa Cruz
November 24, 2009
Concerned about the safety of park visitors, Los Angeles City
Councilman Tom LaBonge on Monday erected the first of dozens of signs
urging the public not to feed the wildlife in Griffith Park.
The decision was prompted after two visitors were bitten by coyotes in
separate incidents in September, officials said. The two attacks
initially sparked a controversial eradication effort in which hunters
shot and killed eight coyotes in the 4,210-acre park.
The eradication effort ended after two days.
Before climbing a ladder and bolting a sign off Zoo Drive, LaBonge
said visitors might think they're helping the coyotes by feeding them
scraps such as sandwiches or chicken bones but that feeding the
animals only disrupts their natural habitat.
"We have to respect the wildlife and nature to a greater degree,"
LaBonge said.
Feeding the coyotes is illegal and carries a fine of up to $1,000 and
jail time, LaBonge said. ... (cont)