Why the coyote has survived

The Canis latrans if the official name for the coyote. The animals has managed to survive because the animal is adaptable and has great survival instincts. These survival instincts have given the animals the ability to survive in a variety of settings that would not be thought possible. The live in country settings and they are also living in Pawtucket. Why has the animals moved to urban settings? Because of people. We are our own greatest enemies. Our simple habits of trash disposal can attract any kind of animal. The trash practices that we used on the family farm attracted coyotes. We had a crazy cocker spaniel that used to stand in the corner of the room and bark so one night she was out side barking. No big deal, she barks at nothing all the time. As the barking continued we went outside and checked on her. She was nose to nose with a coyote who was thankfully more interested in the garbage that has been thrown out. The family practice on the farm had always been to throw household scraps outside the main kitchen door for the birds and skunks. My grandfather always feed the skunks. We used to set of the car alarms when we left the house to scare off the skunks before we left the house. The practice of throwing out this food had been practiced at this house for the almost hundred years that my family had owned the property. But it finally lead to the attraction of the wrong sort of animal. Even previously to this incident we were aware of coyotes in the area, coyotes had attempted to attack a small child and dog down the street a few years before. But no one had thought of changing our habits to help protect our family pets. Habits like this have aided in the survival and the animals adapting to our environment.