MAILBOX Coyotes not really a threat Dear Editor: When a person decides to live on the North Shore and buys a house, particularly at the higher elevations, he must realize that he will live on the fringe of a wildlife area which includes raccoons, coyotes and the odd bear during the berry season. If one cannot accept that it would be wise to heed the advice of former U.S. President Harry Truman: ‘if you can’t stand the heat stay out of the kitchen."* If coyotes become a real nuisance it will be the responsibili- ty of the Fish and Wildlife Branch to take measures for controlling the situation. The suggestion by Crime Alert Dear Editor: The North Vancouver City and District Joint Police Liaison Committee have instructed me to express to the North Shore News, the appreciation of the committee for the publication of the Crime Alert reports with the maps iden- tifying the locations where break and enter and thefts of or from vehicles occur. This has been a very valuable service as it makes the community aware of the need for each resi- dent to secure his or her own one of the residents to shoot them is a very dangerous one. Can you imagine what with happen if we get a bunch of trigger-happy Rambos running around on the North Shore, shooting at everything that moves? The fact is that these animals do not have “coyote’’ painted in bold letters on both sides for identification. Certainly coyotes would love to have your cat or small dog for their supper. After all, they are predators. But the fear for the safety of the children seems exag- gerated. The regular prey of these animals are small rodents and they fulfil a useful function in keeping those in check. Also, coyotes do property. This can be done by in- stalling proper locks on doors and windows, by cooperating with neighbors and by cooperating with the police. The police officers cannot be everywhere. The public and the police have to join forces. Members of the public must be the eyes and ears of the police. The Joint Police Liaison Com- mittee recommends that the resi- dents of every block in the City and District adopt the Block Watch program. This program has not hunt in packs; they are soli- tary animals, In general, a predatory animal will stay away from humans if it can, and will attack only if it feels thegatened or is so badly disabled that it becomes a man-eater. The risk of ever encountering such an animal is very remote and much lower than being killed in a traffic accident in B.C. As the late Dr. Louis Leaky, the renowned zoologist who spent most of his life in Africa, stated: “The only reason why the human race has survived is that we dan’t smell good and don‘t taste goad.” G.F. de Bruyn North Vancouver provides a valuable service been very successful in reducing break and enter and thefts of or from vehicles. 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