Coyotes are a natural part of Toronto’s urban wildlife community. Join us on Wednesday, July 8 — rain or shine — for a free community outreach event with Toronto Animal Services.
Toronto Animal Services and Coyote Watch Canada are partnering to provide on-site community education sessions focused on coexisting with coyotes.
Learn practical tips for preventing conflicts, better understand coyote behaviour, and watch a live demonstration of humane coyote aversion techniques designed to reinforce a natural avoidance of humans.
When used correctly and appropriately, aversion techniques help keep strong, healthy, and safe boundaries between people, pets, and wildlife.
Two coyotes standing alert on a snowy landscape, Parc Omega, Montebello, Québec, Canada.
I just added my name. Will you stand with me?
I signed the petition “Urge Edmonton to Stop the Unnecessary Killing of Coyotes” (you can sign it too: https://chng.it/f57xx4jnw5) Every signature matters. Because coyotes are not “pests” — they’re vital, fascinating, and misunderstood creatures. Here’s why you should care — and act.
Why Coyotes Are So Important
1. Guardians of ecosystem balance
Coyotes help keep rodent populations in check, prevent overgrazing, and control smaller predators. Their presence helps maintain healthier, more balanced ecosystems. When we remove them, unintended consequences ripple outward.
2. They’re native to Canada
Coyotes are part of Canada’s natural heritage. They’ve adapted and evolved here, playing an essential role in the food web across provinces. They’re not foreigners to our lands — they belong here.
3. Lifelong bonds & devoted parents
Coyotes are often monogamous and mate for life. They raise their pups together, teaching them survival skills, defending their territory, and caring for their family. Their parental devotion is beautiful and should be respected, not disrupted.
4. Killing doesn’t solve problems
Research shows that mass culls often backfire — new coyotes simply migrate into vacated territories, creating more conflict, not less. Non-lethal methods like hazing, public education, habitat modification, feeding bans, and tolerance are proven, humane alternatives.
Why Edmonton Needs to Do Better
Over the past three years, an estimated 75 coyotes have been killed in Edmonton — about 25 per year. (Change.org)
The city currently contracts with an exterminator to carry out culls. (Change.org)
This approach is both morally troubling and ecologically damaging.
Instead, the city should partner with organizations like Coyote Watch Canada and adopt humane management strategies. (Change.org)
Share this post far and wide — on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, word of mouth.
Write to local & city officials — let Edmonton know you oppose lethal culls and support humane alternatives.
Support wildlife organizations working to protect coyotes and educate communities.
Stay informed & spread knowledge — when people understand how essential coyotes are, policies can shift.
We have a chance — a responsibility — to protect these beautiful, wild beings. To respect their place in our landscapes, their deep family bonds, and their role in nature’s harmony.
If you value compassion, respect for wildlife, and ecological balance, please sign and share the petition now: https://chng.it/f57xx4jnw5
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