""Coyote behavior is often misinterpreted during pupping season. Parent coyotes can do some scary looking things to encourage dogs with people to move along. This isn't aggression so much as protective behavior.""
""In the Presidio, we have two individuals, and this is their territory. Mom is starting to scout some previous den site locations, indicating that the breeding pair is about to den.""
A monogamous pair of coyotes in San Francisco is preparing to raise pups, prompting the closure of parts of the Park Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail to dog walkers until October. Conflicts with coyotes typically increase during pupping season, which runs from spring to fall. Protective behavior from parent coyotes can be misinterpreted as aggression. Visitors are advised to keep dogs leashed and maintain distance from coyotes, as they may escort dogs away from their dens. Wildlife ecologists have noted increased coyote activity in the area.
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