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Speaker 1: It's mating season for coyotes, which is why Newton police

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Speaker 1: say naturally they're more active and visible this time of year.

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Speaker 1: But on top of that, the winter storms and a

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Speaker 1: large amount of snow may make getting around a little

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Speaker 1: more difficult, so they may be using cleared pathways to

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Speaker 1: travel farther for food. What does that tell you, this

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Speaker 1: moner than we think?

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Speaker 2: There you go.

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Speaker 1: John from Newton hasn't run into a wily coyote, but

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Speaker 1: Frank over here has. He says he sees them about

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Speaker 1: twice a week.

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Speaker 2: What I do is I just stand still, try to

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Speaker 2: make myself look bigger, and just hopefully it goes the

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Speaker 2: other way.

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Speaker 1: Police say coyotes are not new to the community, so

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Speaker 1: folks should take extra steps to discourage interactions, including having

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Speaker 1: pets on a leash and keeping their food inside. In Newton.

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Speaker 1: James Rojas wb Z, Boston's news radio