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Wildlife awareness and safety is essential to you and your pet's quality of life.
Losing a pet to a wild animal is an uncommon and tragic event. In many cases, these attacks are preventable. Precaution, supervision, awareness, and prevention go a long way to protecting precious pets from opportunistic predators. Precaution: Easily the most effective way to keep pets safe is to keep them on a leash. In habitats where coyotes, foxes, rattlesnakes, or great horned owls have been seen, keep your lead length to a minimum. If you do encounter a coyote or other predator on the trail, bring your pet closer to you. Pick up smaller pets so they do not appear vulnerable. Supervision: While you may perceive your fence as a property line, a coyote, fox, or great horned owl does not. Pets left unattended in backyards, particularly in the evening, at night, or at dawn, can be perceived as easy prey by an opportunistic predator. Free-roaming cats can fall prey to coyotes, owls, and even foxes. If you live next to open space, a greenbelt, or a golf course, or if coyotes have been seen or heard in your neighborhood, you should never leave a pet unattended. Awareness: Many residents have no idea they share their urban and suburban neighborhoods with resourceful predators. Awareness is the key to keeping your pets safe, particularly during breeding season. Avoiding den sites and nesting areas while walking your pet is one way to minimize the chance of a negative encounter. If you encounter a coyote while walking your dog, collect small breed dogs into your arms. For larger breeds, bring your dog close to you or move your dog behind you relative to the coyote. If the coyote approaches you and your dog, it is a good idea to try to haze it away from you. See our coyote hazing guidelines for tips on how to effectively haze a coyote away from you and your pet. Prevention: Immunize your pets and do not allow them to play or interact with wildlife. Learn about Tips for Avoiding Conflict with wildlife in the city.
Click on the below topics to learn more about living with wildlife.
The city of Aurora does not remove or relocate wildlife from private property. For human and animal health and welfare reasons, the state restricts the relocation of most wildlife species. If you are experiencing conflict with wildlife on your property and you wish to have it removed, please contact a private pest management specialist. You can find a list of providers in your phone book or by searching online. If you are experiencing conflict with wildlife on your property and seek advice on how to deter animals from your property, please contact the city naturalist at 303-859-8911 (Tuesday-Saturday, regular business hours). For other non-emergency wildlife related questions or concerns, please contact: If you have an Aurora wildlife sighting you would like to report, please email it to mbonnell@auroragov.org. Please include the date, time and location of sighting, along with the species involved and note if you'd like to be contacted about the sighting. |
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