Don't let the high lonesome howl of a coyote in the middle of Boston unnerve you. January and February are active times for the area's populations.
"It is not uncommon for coyotes to pass through urban areas, including areas of Boston and Cambridge," said Lisa Capone, spokeswoman for the state's office of energy and environmental affairs. In fact, the state's 10,000 coyotes have been spotted in every city and town in Massachusetts except Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket over the years.
But Mark McCabe, director of animal control in Cambridge said that their numbers are on the rise, at least in his 20 years on the job.
"When I first started, coyotes weren't seen," he said.
Years of development have eaten away at coyote habitat, and years of adapting have made coyotes accustomed to the bustle of city life. In Cambridge, they like to lay low in the Cambridge Cemetery during the day and have been spotted near Antrim Street, Wendell Street and the Third Street areas so far this year.
This time of year is especially active because juvenile coyotes are leaving the pack for the first time, and all coyotes are about to breed, said Tom O'Shea, assistant director of wildlife for the Massachusetts division of fisheries and wildlife.
"It is not uncommon for coyotes to pass through urban areas, including areas of Boston and Cambridge," said Lisa Capone, spokeswoman for the state's office of energy and environmental affairs. In fact, the state's 10,000 coyotes have been spotted in every city and town in Massachusetts except Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket over the years.
But Mark McCabe, director of animal control in Cambridge said that their numbers are on the rise, at least in his 20 years on the job.
"When I first started, coyotes weren't seen," he said.
Years of development have eaten away at coyote habitat, and years of adapting have made coyotes accustomed to the bustle of city life. In Cambridge, they like to lay low in the Cambridge Cemetery during the day and have been spotted near Antrim Street, Wendell Street and the Third Street areas so far this year.
This time of year is especially active because juvenile coyotes are leaving the pack for the first time, and all coyotes are about to breed, said Tom O'Shea, assistant director of wildlife for the Massachusetts division of fisheries and wildlife.
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