Officials to hold meeting about Huntington Beach coytote problem

Residents are invited to a community wildlife educational training session on the city’s coyote problem March 16.

Representatives from the city will be joined by the Huntington Beach Police Department and Department of Fish and Game to discuss the problem.

The police department declared the coyotes in residential neighborhoods a public safety issue and have set out traps. Residents have complained about cats and dogs going missing and coyotes becoming bolder and are concerned for their children’s safety.

Authorities are trying to implement a two-part program to stop the problem by trapping coyotes that have lost their fear of people and by educating residents on how to discourage coyote visits.

The meeting is from 6 to 8 p.m. March in the multipurpose room at Grace Lutheran School at 5172 McFadden Ave.