我喜欢发现野生动物。最近，我花了几天的时间在Muskoka一个令人惊异的避难所拍摄动物，以进行新的电视节目。我很幸运能住在几个公园附近，美丽的常绿砖厂以及贯穿多伦多的沟壑系统。我见过海狸，鹿，松鼠，蜜蜂，乌龟，鱼，浣熊，兔子，臭鼬和许多其他鸟类。
Coyote sightings have become more and more common in urban areas. I had heard there are many living near me but had not seen one myself. One friend recently lost her little wiener 狗 from her backyard –她回到山沟上，是黄昏时分，让他出去撒尿。土狼一定跳了她的篱笆，躲在灌木丛中，并且受到了难以置信的快速攻击。然后，上周，我最亲密的朋友之一失去了她美丽的猫Casey（RIP），这是我们的视频Great Catsby的主角。
这是不寻常的，因为土狼在上午10:00沿着街道走，袭击了她家门前的Casey，人们从隔壁大喊着。
我与Kilo 的 Pug的近距离通话
I take Kilo the Pug for several short walks a day on our street always on a short leash and close to me. On Friday at 11.00 am, we were right opposite our house. Kilo was sniffing around and leaving some peemail on his favorite fire hydrant. I looked up the street towards the train tracks and saw a car going slowly pointing at a big 狗 off leash about 3 houses up on the other side of the road (same side as my house).
我以为“dog” was walking off leash which really annoyed me or maybe it had escaped. Kilo is terrified of large 狗s and will often bark at them and cause an issue so I picked him up and backed up a little behind a car so he couldn’t see. As the “dog” reached my little front yard and sniffed around, the car drove off and I saw it clearly. It was no 狗, it was a large skinny 土狼 with straggly hair. It went one house further down and checked out that front yard then came back to mine.
我慢慢地向后移到我的邻居’然后开车到他的车后面。他出来喊了声“coyote, 土狼”。基洛完全感到困惑。土狼看着我和我的邻居。这似乎无所畏惧。它随随便便向我们走去。我的邻居是个大个子，他开始大声喊着，挥舞着手臂。土狼越来越近了，我开始变得很害怕。基洛会成为土狼的一顿美餐。它穿过马路的一半，然后突然向北转，小跑回原来的火车轨道。我狂奔回家，把基洛放进去，拿起我的手机和相机。
我四处走动寻找土狼，除了他沿着他必须使用的铁轨在栅栏上的孔周围夹了一些皮毛以外，没有其他迹象。
关于土狼
的 土狼 (犬拉尼斯) is a species of Canine native to North America . It is the size of a medium 狗 and usually slightly smaller than its close relative, the wolf. Coyotes tend to be wary. 的y are territorial and can live in a family unit or in loosely knit packs of unrelated individuals or they can be solitary and hunt alone.
土狼主要食肉，但是会吃掉所有可用的食物，例如小型哺乳动物，鸟类和不适当存储的垃圾。它们有助于控制啮齿动物和兔子的种群并保持生态系统的平衡。由于有足够的食物和庇护所，它们已经很好地适应了多伦多等城市地区。
它们可以在白天或晚上（尤其是黄昏和黎明）活跃。它们确实找到窝点，但没有冬眠，由于它们没有被树叶所掩盖，因此在冬季可能更常出现。一月和二月是土狼的交配季节。婴儿出生后，雄性会继续狩猎以养家糊口。
土狼可能会很吵，听起来像是一群。在成年土狼中至少知道11种不同的发声。这些声音分为三类：激动和警报，问候和联系。 他们在我拍摄的圣所里听到了很多ing叫声。
如果我看到土狼该怎么办？
我想看看我看到土狼时是否应该做其他事情。我发现多伦多市有一个正式的“土狼应对策略”（可通过动物服务中心获得）来处理土狼问题。它还提供了有关土狼行为，有效和无效的背景知识’t. 我在下面列出了节选。有关多伦多的更多信息’土狼的应对策略，请访问 www.toronto.ca/土狼 或联系多伦多动物服务局。电话： 416-338-PAWS（7297）电子邮件： animalservices@toronto.ca
安大略省政府网站 www.ontario.ca 也有很多有用的信息。
要阻止土狼进入您的院子：
- 避免在户外喂宠物。
- 不要让宠物独自进入后院，尤其是在黄昏或黎明时。始终保持关闭并监督它们。
- 安全地存储或处置垃圾，回收利用和有机物。如果土狼在您的院子里，那么您的院子里或邻居的院子里可能都有食物来源。
- 去除浓密的刷子和杂草，以最大程度地减少隐藏点或窝窝机会。
- 检查您的围栏。土狼是伟大的跳投者和制孔师。
If you live in area where 土狼s are prevalent, there are things you can do to keep your 狗 safe when out walking.
When walking your 狗:
- 保持警惕。
- Only allow your 狗 off leash in enclosed designated areas and keep your 狗 in sight and close.
- Walk your 狗 in areas of high pedestrian traffic such as busy streets, jogging tracks and park trails.
- 如果您必须在夜间行走，则应在白天或光线充足的地方行走。
- 避免沿着废弃的房屋或茂密的森林漫步。
If you encounter a 土狼 while walking your 狗:
- Pick the 狗 up in your arms like I did with Kilo the Pug and back slowly away.
- If not possible, keep your 狗 close on a short leash, make yourself look big and aggressive and move carefully to an area with more activity. If the 土狼 seems likely to attack, follow the instructions up above – Do not try to run.
- Coyote vests and collars are also an option and could help protect your 狗.
以下可能显然有助于阻止土狼：
手电筒： 已知强光可以阻止或分散土狼。另外，它可以帮助您看到天黑这么早。
用软管或喷枪喷涂
雨伞： 开/关的动作和声音以及额外的尺寸可能会阻止土狼。
吹口哨或制造噪音的人： Loud noises like banging pots, shakers (I have one for interrupting 狗s), whistles and other noise makers may scare the 土狼 directly, and could help alert other pedestrians and pet owners in the area.
大棒或手杖： 挥舞着大树枝可能会帮助您看起来更大，吓跑土狼，或者在确实袭击的情况下将其拦截。最近，我看到有人用滑雪杖或拐杖走路。
如果您看到土狼在多伦多从事以下活动，请致电311（或上面的动物服务处）：
- Approaching 狗s or people.
- 探索远离大型公园或开放区域的房屋或建筑物。
- 行或蹒跚或后腿瘫痪。
- 行为混淆了无生命的物体。
- 咬宠物。
- 如果您发现受伤或生病的土狼。
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