NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Residents of three Rhode Island communities will get a chance to learn more about the coyotes in their midst.
The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission has scheduled a forum Wednesday to discuss the coyote habits and how humans affect their population size in Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth.
Coyote researcher Numi Mitchell of the Narragansett Bay Coyote Study will deliver a presentation on coyotes, followed by a panel discussion.
The Newport Daily News reports the forum is an installment in the Smart Island Series, which is aimed at confronting issues the entire island faces.
John Shea, executive director of the planning commission says, “What happens in one part of the island generally affects us all.”
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