Myths and Truths About Coyotes | Events

BURLINGTON, KY (FOX19) - Have you seen coyotes on your property or in your neighborhood? Are you worried about what they may do to your pets, livestock and and family?

Author Carol Cartaino addresses your concerns and shares fascinating coyote facts with you at Boone County Public Library, 1786 Burlington Pike, in Burlington, on Thursday, July 12, at 6:30 p.m.

Because coyotes have been spreading across the country, making homes in almost every state, many people now have questions. Carol's new book, Myths and Truths About Coyotes: What You Need to Know About America's Most Misunderstood Predator, answers many of them. Carol spent a substantial amount of time learning about coyotes through animal experts, library research, and capturing them near her home in Ohio.

In her book and speaking engagements, Carol discusses the danger coyotes may or may not present to animals and humans, where they live and why they are boldly moving into the suburbs. She also explains how to deal with problem coyotes and the prevalence of "coydogs."

Carol Cartaino, a native of New Jersey and graduate of Rutgers University, has had a lifetime interest in animals, the outdoors and the natural world. For the past forty years, Carol has been a professional book editor and writer's collaborator, working on almost every subject imaginable, with

a strong emphasis on how-to, self-help, and reference. Carol currently lives with her son and many pets on a 66-acre farm in Southern Ohio, where she continues to study nature and listen to coyote songs.