{"id":8990,"date":"2021-06-21T20:12:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T00:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=8990"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:55:15","slug":"floridas-growing-coyote-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2021\/floridas-growing-coyote-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida’s Growing Coyote Population"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cFlorida has so many unusual animals to deal with, here is another to add to the list,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent homeowners insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

The coyote population is increasing across Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<\/a> (FWC) is working to educate and answer questions Floridians have regarding coyotes.<\/p>\n

The FWC has documented the presence of coyotes in all 67 counties across Florida. They are members of the dog family and weigh between 20-30 pounds. Coyotes can thrive in urban, suburban and rural areas because they\u2019re adaptable, according to the FWC. They can eat almost everything humans eat, including fruits, nuts and seeds, and they can eat pet food, garbage, rodents, domestic cats and small dogs. It is essential to secure your garbage cans to keep them away.<\/p>\n

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The FWC<\/a> reports, coyotes are not large animals and rarely pose a threat to humans. If one approaches you, shout or wave your arms. Swinging a golf club or turning on the hose are effective deterrents. Teach your children to do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost Floridians have little experience with coyotes and are uncertain how to react to their presence,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent homeowners insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

The Urban Coyote Research Project<\/a> has six easy steps to help people avoid conflict with coyotes.<\/p>\n

Do not feed<\/strong> \u2013 The most effective way to prevent coyote attacks in your neighborhood is eliminate wildlife feeding, they will lose their fear of humans.<\/p>\n

Do not let pets run loose<\/strong> \u2013 You probably have coyotes living close but don\u2019t know it. Keep your pets on a leash when hiking and do not leave them unattended when outside.<\/p>\n

Do not run from a coyote<\/strong> \u2013 If you encounter a coyote, shout or throw something in its direction. Do not run and do not play the victim.<\/p>\n

Repellents or fencing may help<\/strong> \u2013 Repellents can help in a small yard. Fencing is helpful if it is more than six feet high with a roll bar across the top.<\/p>\n

Do not create conflict where it doesn\u2019t exist<\/strong> \u2013 If a coyote is avoiding pets and humans do not seek out opportunities to aggravate the animal.<\/p>\n

Report aggressive, fearless coyotes immediately – <\/strong>Signs of aggression are similar to those shown by domestic dogs and include agitated barking (unprovoked), raised hackles, snarling, growling, and lunging.<\/p>\n

GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> has homeowners insurance<\/a> that can protect your property and belongings from all sorts of damage, give us a call today.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFlorida has so many unusual animals to deal with, here is another to add to the list,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance, Florida\u2019s largest independent homeowners insurance agency. The coyote population is increasing across Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is working to educate and answer questions Floridians have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":9000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,8,82,89,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homeowners-insurance","8":"category-floridainsurance","9":"category-renters-insurance","10":"category-rv-insurance","11":"category-travel-insurance","12":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8990"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13643,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990\/revisions\/13643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}