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Beaver Islanders debate coyote numbers and deer impacts

Also How Many Coyotes Is Too Many 2005

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TypeEvent
Dates2005-09 – 2005-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2005-09 – 2005-10
Kind
Observation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
wildlifeconservationenvironmentcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 2005 Beaver Beacon reported concerns from campers that coyotes were increasing on Garden Island, possibly affecting deer fawns and trails, while Beaver Islanders worried about pets and debated whether the predator balance was changing.

Evidence limits

This is a community report and question, not a coyote census, deer survey, or wildlife-management determination.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "How many Coyotes is Too Many?"
    Reports campers' concerns that coyotes were proliferating on Garden Island, affecting deer fawns and trails, and raising safety concerns for Beaver Island pets. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the wildlife concern.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders debate coyote numbers and deer impacts”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coyote-deer-concern-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2005, "How many Coyotes is Too Many?" (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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