Less lethal means to control coyotes being considered in Travis County

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County commissioners are weighing their options for how to control the coyote population outside city limits.
For the last 12 years the county has contracted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services division, which uses traps and poison to keep the animals away from people and pets. Animal activists want commissioners to drop that agency and instead contract with the City of Austin, which prefers to use less lethal means to keep coyotes at ba