Mullica Coyotes

 Coyotes, a species of wild dogs, are found across a wide swath of the central pinelands, starting east of the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton Township and including parts of Mullica Township  and southern Burlington and Ocean counties. The coyote population has increased sharply because there are no natural enemies in the state.
The animals instinctively avoid humans but there have been two attacks on children recorded in N.J..
If you keep outside animals or chickens, do your best to protect them from attacks. One example would be heavy duty, woven wire fence topped with electric wire.
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