Portsmouth Makes Feeding Coyotes Illegal
The town of Portsmouth has approved an Anti-Feeding Coyotes Ordinance, making it the second community in the state with such an ordinance.
The town of Portsmouth has approved an ordinance which mirrors Middletown's "No Coyote-Feeding Ordinance," according to Town Councilor Keith Hamilton on Tuesday. The vote was 7-0 in approval of the ordinance. "Dr. Numi Mitchell said we should see positive results by the fall as long as residents abide by the ordinance," wrote council President James Seveney in an e-mail. Several residents have recently complained about an increase in coyote sightings in town. Earlier this month, we asked if Portsmouth had a coyote problem on Portsmouth Patch's Facebook page. Here's what a couple users had to say. Chris Redfern Carceller: From the amount of cats missing in town, and the loss of a friend's small dog due to a coyote attack last month, I …
Chris Christensen
12:54 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Just as I thought...nada! Question: How many fines have been collected in Middletown due to violation of the Ordinance? Who is doing the checking for violations of the Ordanance? Are the known populations of coyotes in Middletown still reproducing now that the Ordinance is in place? When you see packs of coyotes marching east over the new bridge carrying their luggage you will have controlled the… more ›