Critters on Scenic Hill

Just went to my first Scenic Hill Community Council meeting last night, and one of the most interesting parts of the meeting was having the KC Animal Control officer we invited tell us about the types of wildlife living right next door.

The usual, squirrels, raccoons, skunks and yes, coyotes (no mention of shooting them in this group tho). Then the unusual, like red fox, small beavers and deer. In Mill Creek Park?

"If you see one, there are probably 20 more around, at least," he said. "If you see one coyote, there is probably a pack."

Just waiting for one of my fat cats to waddle within range, no doubt.

One woman was complaining that raccoons were emptying out her koi pond. He just looked at her and said, really, the only way to make the raccoons to go away is remove the food source. IE, the koi.

One man actually said he's called out a agency to trap and release squirrels in his yard. That seems to me, a bit of a exercise in futility.