Urban coyotes may be drawn to garbage, compost during cold snaps, says researcher

Edmonton’s urban coyotes were probably as miserable as their human neighbours during the city’s recent cold snap, foraging for food in frigid temperatures and warding off frostbite. 
“They do have to keep finding food in really cold weather, and at the same time their need for food increases,” explained Colleen Cassady St. Clair, a University of Alberta biological sciences professor who heads the Urban Coyote Project. “I’m speculating, but I thi