HomeMy WebLinkAboutCoyote Outreach Efforts - June 2025Coyote Messaging & Outreach Efforts
Seal Beach City CouncilJune 23, 2025
Presentation Overview
Background
Information
Outreach
Efforts
Reporting
Portal
•Drafted by Seal Beach in partnership with Long Beach
Animal Care Services and City staff after a surge in coyote-
related calls.
•Balance humane wildlife stewardship with public-safety
obligations.
•Spell out legal limits (no relocation without CDFW approval,
state ban on feeding wildlife).
•Background & Ecology – explains why eradication and
relocation fail, and the ecological role coyotes play.
•Three-Pronged Strategy – public education, strict
enforcement of no-feeding laws, and a tiered response plan
•Hazing & Volunteer Program – step-by-step training
guidelines
•Resident Yard-Audit Checklist
•Data & Monitoring – calls and online reports feed a central
log for trend analysis and hotspot mapping.
Coyote Management
Plan
Under Review and Pending Update
Background
OUTREACH EFFORTS
Press
Release
Social
Media
Briefing
Room Community
•Seal Beach City Website
⚬www.sealbeachca.gov/coyote
•My Seal Beach App
⚬Apple App Store & Google Play
•Direct E-mail
⚬animalcontrol@sealbeachca.gov
•By Phone
⚬(562) 799-4100 ext. 1606
Coyote Reporting Portal
Questions?
Seal Beach Police Non-Emergency:
(562) 594-7232
Life-or-Death Emergency:
911