Managing urban coyotes humanely requires community education and behavior modification rather than lethal control that is both ineffective and causes unnecessary suffering.
Lethal coyote control in urban areas causes direct welfare harm and is demonstrably ineffective. When resident coyotes are removed, neighboring animals quickly fill the territory, often as younger less experienced animals more likely to have human conflicts. Coexistence approaches that modify human behavior — securing attractants, preventing hand-feeding, and using hazing — are more effective and avoid welfare harms while respecting the ecological role coyotes play.