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Increased Coyote Sightings In Ridgewood: Police Urge Caution Increased Coyote Sightings In Ridgewood: Police Urge Caution
Increased Coyote Sightings In Ridgewood: Police Urge Caution RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Coyote sightings recently have increased in Ridgewood, where police shared information from the state Division of Fish & Wildlife: The coyote is a wild member of the dog family and closely resembles a small German shepherd with the exception of its long snout and bushy, black-tipped tail. Another key difference from a domestic dog is readily noticeable even from a distance: The coyote has a habit of holding its tail below a horizontal position while standing, walking and running. Eastern coyotes differ from their western counterparts with a larger average size and var…

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by Cecilia Levine