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 Scarsdale, NY - Are you worried about the impact of the coyote in our area? Should their population be controlled? Can coyotes and humans co-exist in the suburbs? Should we consider the coyote to be friend or foe?
Come to the Greenburgh Nature Center on Saturday, October 18th, at 5:30 p.m., to hear two experts on the subject, Hope Ryden, author of God’s Dog: A Celebration of the North American Coyote, and Elise Able, founder of Fox Wood Rehabilitation Center.
Author-naturalist Hope Ryden has spent years in the field, studying and photographing North American wildlife. Her behavioral findings have been published in National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Audubon magazines, and to date she has published 23 books. For two uncomfortable years she camped in remote areas of Wyoming and Montana, observing and photographing the elusive coyote in an effort to discover the truth behind the ignorance and misinformation that has plagued this much-maligned animal for over two hundred years. Her book God’s Dog is considered the classic treatise on the subject and has prompted her work to be compared to Jane Goodall’s study of chimpanzees in Africa.
Elise Able, a coyote and fox rehabilitator, is founder of Fox Wood Wildlife Rescue, Inc., a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education center and sanctuary in East Concord, NY. Elise has been studying and working with coyotes since 1991. She will focus on the habits, ecology and impact of the Eastern Coyote in New York.
The presentation, which will involve slides and powerpoint, is recommended for ages 10 and up. The fee for the two-hour program is $4 per person; Greenburgh Nature Center members are free. The program is sponsored by Wildlife Watch, a New Paltz-based non-profit organization that seeks to protect wild animals and species through education, advocacy and outreach.
The Greenburgh Nature Center is located at 99 Dromore Road, off Central Park Avenue, in Scarsdale, NY. Parking is free, and handicapped parking is available. The center’s grounds are open daily dawn to dusk throughout the year. The Manor House exhibits are open daily except Fridays and a few holidays, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on weekends.
For further information, call (914) 723-3470 or visit the website www.greenburghnaturecenter.org.
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