Wethersfield police are urging residents to keep an eye on small pets after receiving several reports of coyote sightings.
Coyotes are leaving meadows during the hunting season and making their way into more public spaces by following the railroad tracks, Folly Brook, and other wooded byways, according to police.
While coyotes pose no direct threat to people, police are urging residents with small pets to take precautions.
For more about coyotes, see the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Web site.
To report coyote problems and for control information, call the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection wildlife division at (860) 424-3011.
To report animals that are behaving abnormally or posing an immediate public threat, call Wethersfield police dispatch at 860-721-2900 or the DEEP emergency dispatch office at (860) 424-3333.
